Re: access() function in 1.7

[David Billinghurst <dbcygwin at gmail dot com>]

Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jan 24 18:40, David Billinghurst wrote:
> > I am having a problem with the access() function in cygwin-1.7.
> > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38956
> > [...]
> > Under cygwin-1.5
> > $ ./test_access
> > access = -1
> >
> > Under cygwin-1.7
> > $  ./test_access.exe
> > access = -1
>
> I assume you mean "access = 0" under 1.7.  If that's what you see, the
> test probably works as designed.  You're running the test under an
> administrative account.  Admin accounts have always the right to write,
> same as under Linux.  
>
>
> Corinna

The account does have Local Administrator rights.  Thank you for the 
explanation.

	David

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