[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: setup.exe (Release 2.876)

Nellis, Kenneth Kenneth.Nellis@xerox.com
Mon Sep 12 20:53:00 GMT 2016


From: Massimo Balestra 
> 
> I made a batch script that, when needed, downloads the new setup.exe
> with wget, changes the permissions and then executes it.
> 
> This is my bat script.
> 
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> cd C:\cygwin64Install
> move setup-x86_64.exe setup-x86_64.exe.old
> c:\cygwin64\bin\wget.exe http://www.cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe
> icacls setup-x86_64.exe /t /grant my-pc\\\\my-name:F
> icacls setup-x86_64.exe  /remove "NULL SID"
> icacls setup-x86_64.exe  /remove "Everyone"
> setup-x86_64.exe
> 
> ----------------------------------
> 
> It works, I suggest you to do the same.
> 
> replace my-pc and my-name with yours

Thanx, for that, and good to know, but since I already have 
a bash script, it is simpler just to add "chmod +x" 
(thanx to Andrey).

--Ken Nellis

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