* faq-setup.xml (faq.setup.uninstall): Mention Safe Mode

requirement for accessing the Security tab in XP Home.
        * faq-using.xml (faq.using.chmod): Mention FAT32.
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Joshua Daniel Franklin
2006-08-26 19:11:00 +00:00
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@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ must create the whatis database. Just run the command
</answer></qandaentry>
<qandaentry id="faq.using.chmod">
<question><para>Why doesn't chmod work?</para></question>
<question><para>Why doesn't <literal>chmod</literal> work?</para></question>
<answer>
<para>The most common case is that your <literal>/etc/passwd</literal>
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ or <literal>/etc/group</literal> files are not properly set up. If
or <literal>mkgroup</literal>, you need to run one or both of those
commands.
</para>
<para>If you're using FAT32 instead of NTFS, <literal>chmod</literal>
will fail since FAT32 does not provide any security. You might consider
converting the drive to NTFS with <literal>CONVERT.EXE</literal>.
</para>
<para>For other cases, understand that Cygwin attempts to show UNIX
permissions based on the security features of Windows, so the Windows
ACLs are likely the source of your problem. See the Cygwin User's
@@ -398,7 +402,6 @@ lines to your <literal>~/.inputrc</literal> file and restart <literal>bash</lite
set output-meta on
set input-meta on
set kanji-code sjis
set meta-flag on
</screen>
<para>These are options to the <literal>readline</literal> library, which you can read