RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:

> > From:         Igor Pechtchanski
> > 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.

It did 2 minutes later.  Go figure...  Never mind.

> > > > Subject:      RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > From:         Igor Pechtchanski
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > From:         Igor Pechtchanski
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 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
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > 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

D'oh!!!  I just realized that *of course* the entries would not be in
/etc/passwd, as you had a different mount for "/", so "/etc" would resolve
to "c:\etc", not "x:\cygwin\etc"!  Never mind, the umount should fix this
as well.

> > 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 ?

No, no, leave it be.  My mistake.

> [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 ... )
> [snip]

Does the above command fix the problems you've been having?  If so, great.
As to what caused this -- I'm not sure.  Perhaps looking for "setup.log"
files on your harddrive would help...  At a guess, you've tried to install
Cygwin as "Just for me" with the root in "c:\" at some point or another.
You then changed your mind, but the mount stayed around, not affecting
anyone but yourself.
	Igor
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