09-10-2010
chmod -R 777 * in cygwin
Hello,
I use windows XP on a small server. Lately I downloaded a software (hydrological computation) which asked me to install as well the software ‘cygwin' (kind of linux in windows environment) and then to perform in cygwin window the command: ‘chmod -R 777 *' in order to give writings permission and allow the software to perform.
I admit, I did not check, this instruction came from serious people....But I started to frick out when I realized that this command did not only change the permission of files related to the software or cygwin, but of all the files on my computer, it even started to process on the content of a dvd that was in my computer and I stopped the process since I was fearing that it would continue to the server's disks.....
I immediately perform a system restore at 1week before, but I am not sure I am OK with the permissions of sensitives windows files. Indeed, the dll files in the windows/system folder show a read/execute and write permission to everyone for example. It might have been like this before the problem with the ‘chmod', but I can not tell and I worry I did something wrong.
Is there any way to check the proper permission configuration on windows XP or to restore it?
Any suggestion or help will be very very appreciated.
Thanks,
Yohann
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XUnmapWindow(3) XLIB FUNCTIONS XUnmapWindow(3)
NAME
XUnmapWindow, XUnmapSubwindows - unmap windows
SYNTAX
int XUnmapWindow(Display *display, Window w);
int XUnmapSubwindows(Display *display, Window w);
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
w Specifies the window.
DESCRIPTION
The XUnmapWindow function unmaps the specified window and causes the X server to generate an UnmapNotify event. If the specified window is
already unmapped, XUnmapWindow has no effect. Normal exposure processing on formerly obscured windows is performed. Any child window will
no longer be visible until another map call is made on the parent. In other words, the subwindows are still mapped but are not visible
until the parent is mapped. Unmapping a window will generate Expose events on windows that were formerly obscured by it.
XUnmapWindow can generate a BadWindow error.
The XUnmapSubwindows function unmaps all subwindows for the specified window in bottom-to-top stacking order. It causes the X server to
generate an UnmapNotify event on each subwindow and Expose events on formerly obscured windows. Using this function is much more efficient
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XUnmapSubwindows can generate a BadWindow error.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadWindow A value for a Window argument does not name a defined Window.
SEE ALSO
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