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Re: Cat permissions
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: The Vulgar and Unprofessional Cygwin-Talk List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:22:47 -0400
- Subject: Re: Cat permissions
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On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 04:55:38AM -0600, Warren Young wrote:
>The cat does not have permission to shred upholstery.
>
>The cat does not have permission to sleep on my PC, dropping hair into
>its power supply.
>
>The cat does not have permission to be in the kitchen. Ever.
>
>The cat does not have permission to stand at the heels of people who
>wish to walk backwards.
I'm sorry but I don't think any of the above is POSIX compliant. You
seem to have messed with your cat configuration. POSIX dictates much
more permissive cat access.
cgf