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RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1
- From: David Balazic <david dot balazic at hermes dot si>
- To: "'cygwin at cygwin dot com'" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 16:54:37 +0200
- Subject: RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1
> ----------
> From: Igor Pechtchanski[SMTP:pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu]
> Reply To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Sent: 5. avgust 2003 16:46
> To: David Balazic
> Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1
>
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:
>
> > > ----------
> > > From: Igor Pechtchanski
> > > Reply To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > > Sent: 5. avgust 2003 16:33
> > > To: David Balazic
> > > Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Weird. This seems to have never gotten there.
>
> > > Subject: RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1
> > >
> > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> > >
> > > > > From: Igor Pechtchanski
> > > > > Reply To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > > > > Sent: 5. avgust 2003 16:06
> > > > > To: David Balazic
> > > > > Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > > > > Subject: RE: Directory problems after fresh install of
> v1.3.22-1
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > > From: Igor Pechtchanski
> > > > > > > Reply To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > > > > > > Sent: 5. avgust 2003 14:46
> > > > > > > To: David Balazic
> > > > > > > Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > > > > > > Subject: RE: Directory problems after fresh install of
> v1.3.22-1
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > [snip]
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Are you logging
> > > > > > > > > > in as a domain user by any chance?
> > > > > > > > > Yes.
> > > > > > > > > > Are your /etc/passwd and /etc/group up
> > > > > > > > > > to date?
> > > > > > > > > I don't know. What does it mean "up to date" what must be
> their content ?
> > > > > > > > They should have an entry for the user you log in as. Since
> you installed
> > > > > > > > as a different user (admin), mkpasswd will not have put in
> the entry for
> > > > > > > > the domain user. Try running "x:\cygwin\bin\mkpasswd -u
> <youruser> -d >> passwd" from "x:\cygwin\etc".
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > You may also need to do "x:\cygwin\bin\mkgroup -d >> group"
> from
> > > > > > > "x:\cygwin\etc" -- be prepared, it may take a while in large
> domains.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I did this now.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, please post the passwd and group lines that correspond to the
> numeric
> > > > > UID and GID you installed under (see below).
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Please run "c:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe -l /bin/ls" from a
> cmd.exe
> > > > > > > > > > prompt and post the output.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > It is on drive X:
> > > > > > > > > C:\>x:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe -l /bin/ls
> > > > > > > > > /usr/bin/ls: /bin/ls: No such file or directory
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Okay, try ".\ls.exe .\ls.exe" from "x:\cygwin\bin"?
> > > > > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > > > > > > Oops, make that ".\ls.exe -l .\ls.exe"... Sorry.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > X:\cygwin\bin>.\ls.exe -l .\ls.exe
> > > > > > -rwxrwxrwx 1 ???????? ???????? 68608 Jun 15 2001 .\ls.exe
> > > > >
> > > > > Ah. Ok, now ".\ls.exe -ln .\ls.exe". This will give you the
> numeric UID
> > > > > and GID to grep out of the passwd and group files.
> > > > X:\cygwin\bin>.\ls.exe -ln .\ls.exe
> > > > -rwxrwxrwx 1 65535 65535 68608 Jun 15 2001 .\ls.exe
> > > >
> > > > 65535 is not in passwd or group file.
> > >
> > > Well, yes, as indicated in
> > > <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#NTSEC-RELEASE1.3.20>,
> 65535 is
> > > a special UID used for those users not in the passwd file, so this
> kinda
> > > figures...
> > >
> > > Ok, my guess is that the owner is "Everyone", both for the user and
> for
> > The owner of the file is "Administrators (JUICE\Administrators)"
> > "juice" is the host name.
>
> Is it in /etc/passwd? BTW, is juice the local host, or a remote one?
Yes,
Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544::
Which I find weird, as this is a group , not an user ID.
The host is local.
> > > the group. You can confirm or deny this by checking the ownership in
> the
> > > properties tab for the root directory in Windows Explorer. If this
> turns
> > > out to be the case, add "Everyone" to your /etc/passwd and /etc/group
> > > files by using the following commands at the cmd.exe prompt:
> > >
> > > cd x:\cygwin\etc
> > > echo "Everyone:*:65534:0:,S-1-1-0::" >> passwd
> > > echo "Everyone:S-1-1-0:0:" >> group
> > >
> > > and then post the output of ".\ls.exe -ln .\ls.exe" again. If this is
> not
> > > the case, please post the contents of your /etc/passwd and /etc/group,
> and
> > > the output of "x:\cygwin\bin\id.exe"... For some reason, the cygcheck
> > > output you posted earlier indicated that you logged in as
> "Administrator",
> > > but you said that you logged in as a domain user... This is weird.
> > No, I was running cygcheck as administrator ( local ). Sorry for not
> > mentioning.
> > Here is cygcheck running as me :
> >
> > Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
> > Current System Time: Tue Aug 05 16:37:09 2003
> >
> > Windows 2000 Professional Ver 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 3
> >
> > Path: X:\Perl\bin\
> > C:\Inprise\vbroker\bin
> > C:\WINNT\system32
> > C:\WINNT
> > C:\WINNT\System32\Wbem
> > C:\Program Files\Support Tools\
> > C:\smallApps\wget
> > X:\Program Files\Hummingbird\Connectivity\7.10\Accessories\
> > X:\Program Files\Hummingbird\Connectivity\7.10\NFSClient
> > x:\Program Files\Rational\ClearCase\bin
> > C:\Program Files\UltraEdit
> > C:\data\stein\progs\apache-ant-1.5.2\bin
> >
> > x:\cygwin\bin\id.exe output (nontsec)
> > UID: 400(stein) GID: 401(mkpasswd)
> > 401(mkpasswd)
> >
> > x:\cygwin\bin\id.exe output (ntsec)
> > UID: 400(stein) GID: 401(mkpasswd)
> > 401(mkpasswd)
>
> FYI, the above indicates that your user (stein) is *not* in /etc/passwd.
Yes it is :
stein:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:11135:11115:David
Balazic,U-MARIBOR\stein,S-1-5-21-2038378725-1149316036-142223018-1135:/home/
stein:/bin/bash
> Try running "/bin/mkpasswd -l -c >> /etc/passwd" as yourself once you fix
> the main problem (see below).
But that will create duplicate entries in /etc/passwd,
should I delete the old entries ?
The old /etc/passwd :
SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18::
Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544::
Administrator:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:500:513:Admin I.
Strator,U-JUICE\Administrator,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-500:
/home/Administrator:/bin/bash
Guest:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:501:513:U-JUICE\Guest,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994
488-1060284298-501:/home/Guest:/bin/bash
lowpri:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1011:513:Low Privilege
User,U-JUICE\lowpri,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1011:/home/low
pri:/bin/bash
lowpri2:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1012:513:lowpri2,U-JUICE\lowpri2,S-1-5-21-14544
71165-1957994488-1060284298-1012:/home/lowpri2:/bin/bash
root:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1010:513:Short
Administrator,U-JUICE\root,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1010:/h
ome/root:/bin/bash
SQLDebugger:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1005:513:SQLDebugger,U-JUICE\SQLDebugger,S-
1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1005:/home/SQLDebugger:/bin/bash
VUSR_JUICE:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1000:513:VSA Server
Account,U-JUICE\VUSR_JUICE,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1000:/h
ome/VUSR_JUICE:/bin/bash
VUSR_JUICE1:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1003:513:VUSR_JUICE1,U-JUICE\VUSR_JUICE1,S-
1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1003:/home/VUSR_JUICE1:/bin/bash
VUSR_JUICE2:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1006:513:VSA Server
Account,U-JUICE\VUSR_JUICE2,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1006:/
home/VUSR_JUICE2:/bin/bash
stein:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:11135:11115:David
Balazic,U-MARIBOR\stein,S-1-5-21-2038378725-1149316036-142223018-1135:/home/
stein:/bin/bash
Output of "mkpasswd -l -c" :
SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18::
Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544::
Administrator:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:500:513:Admin I.
Strator,U-JUICE\Administrator,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-500:
/home/Administrator:/bin/bash
Guest:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:501:513:U-JUICE\Guest,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994
488-1060284298-501:/home/Guest:/bin/bash
lowpri:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1011:513:Low Privilege
User,U-JUICE\lowpri,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1011:/home/low
pri:/bin/bash
lowpri2:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1012:513:lowpri2,U-JUICE\lowpri2,S-1-5-21-14544
71165-1957994488-1060284298-1012:/home/lowpri2:/bin/bash
root:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1010:513:Short
Administrator,U-JUICE\root,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1010:/h
ome/root:/bin/bash
SQLDebugger:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1005:513:SQLDebugger,U-JUICE\SQLDebugger,S-
1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1005:/home/SQLDebugger:/bin/bash
VUSR_JUICE:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1000:513:VSA Server
Account,U-JUICE\VUSR_JUICE,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1000:/h
ome/VUSR_JUICE:/bin/bash
VUSR_JUICE1:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1003:513:VUSR_JUICE1,U-JUICE\VUSR_JUICE1,S-
1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1003:/home/VUSR_JUICE1:/bin/bash
VUSR_JUICE2:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1006:513:VSA Server
Account,U-JUICE\VUSR_JUICE2,S-1-5-21-1454471165-1957994488-1060284298-1006:/
home/VUSR_JUICE2:/bin/bash
stein:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:11135:11115:stein,U-MARIBOR\stein,S-1-5-21-203837
8725-1149316036-142223018-1135:/:/bin/bash
> > [snip]
> >
> > C: / user textmode
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> BINGO! There's your problem. As yourself, cd to "x:\cygwin\bin" and run
> "umount -u /". Then you should be able to at least run commands.
>
What caused this ? I just did a plain, normal install. ( I also selected a
few more app, like less , zip
and unzip ... )
> > . /cygdrive user textmode,cygdrive
> > x:\cygwin / system binmode
> > x:\cygwin/bin /usr/bin system binmode
> > x:\cygwin/lib /usr/lib system binmode
> > . /cygdrive system binmode,cygdrive
> >
> > [snip]
> > Cygwin Package Information
> > Last downloaded files to:
> > Last downloaded files from:
> > [snip]
>
> Oh, and for the future, it's usually a good idea to attach the output of
> cygcheck instead of including it inline, since the latter introduces false
> positives into the archive searches...
> Igor
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