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mkpasswd usage in passwd-grp.sh
- From: "Robb, Sam" <sam dot robb at timesys dot com>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:51:04 -0400
- Subject: mkpasswd usage in passwd-grp.sh
I've noticed an odd behavior from mkpasswd (as run from
the postinstall script passwd-grp.sh) when installing
Cygwin.
I've been testing the command-line options from the
CVS head, so I've done this a couple of times. For
these tests, I'm logged in and installing as a domain
user.
In a clean install, the postinstall script passwd-grp.sh
runs the command:
/bin/mkpasswd -l -c > /etc/passwd
This generates a password file that an entry that looks like:
sam.robb:...:/cygdrive/c:/bin/bash
Note the home directory is '/cygdrive/c'. The home
directories for the local accounts are as expected,
ex. '/home/administrator', etc.
If I run "/bin/mkpasswd -l -c -p /home" from the command
line, I get an entry with the expected home dir set:
sam.robb:...:/home/sam.robb:/bin/bash
Is there any reason why passwd-grp.sh shouldn't or
couldn't be modified to specify the '-p /home' option?
-Samrobb
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