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Setup: Cygwin on Windows 8 64bit. UAC enabled.
Scenario: I run cygwin without administrator privilege. I go to a directory and create a new file. Turns out I don't have write access to this directory. Cygwin does not write error message and create the file anyways. I can use this cygwin session to access the file without issues.
However, when I use windows' file explorer, I can't find the file. If I run Cygwin as administrator and go to the same directory, the file is not there. The file shows up only if I run Cygwin without admin privilege. I can't find any documentation of this behavior anywhere.
Where does cygwin put the file? Why can't I see it if I run with administrator privilege?
Thanks