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I have a question about cygwin lite. I don't quite under stand the directions on install for it.

The Root Directory for Cygwin (default C:\cygwin) will become / within your Cygwin installation. You must have write access to the parent directory, and any ACLs on the parent directory will determine access to installed files.

The Install For options of All Users or Just Me should always be left on the default All Users, unless you do not have write access to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the registry or the All Users Start Menu. This is true even if you are the only user planning to use Cygwin on the machine. Selecting Just Me will cause problems for programs such as crond and sshd. If you do not have the necessary permissions, but still want to use these programs, consult the Cygwin mailing list archives about others' experiences.

The Default Text File Type should be left on Unix (that is, \n) unless you have a very good reason to switch it to DOS (that is, \r\n).

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>don't know if this belongs here - Guest(tr. jlc) 2003-10-13 01:41:42 <
- close enough to play... :) - Ker highwaystar 2003-10-18 04:57:33

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Message:	On 2003-10-13 01:41:42, tr. jlc wrote >I have a question about cygwin lite. I don't quite under stand the directions on install for it. > > >The Root Directory for Cygwin (default C:\cygwin) will become / within your Cygwin installation. You must have write access to the parent directory, and any ACLs on the parent directory will determine access to installed files. > >The Install For options of All Users or Just Me should always be left on the default All Users, unless you do not have write access to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the registry or the All Users Start Menu. This is true even if you are the only user planning to use Cygwin on the machine. Selecting Just Me will cause problems for programs such as crond and sshd. If you do not have the necessary permissions, but still want to use these programs, consult the Cygwin mailing list archives about others' experiences. > >The Default Text File Type should be left on Unix (that is, \n) unless you have a very good reason to switch it to DOS (that is, \r\n). > > > >
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