setup.exe troubleshooting snapshot

[Max Bowsher]

Robert Collins wrote:
> Pierre A. Humblet wrote:
>> At 11:36 PM 4/1/2003 +0100, Max Bowsher wrote:
>>
>>> I've uploaded a new setup troubleshooting snapshot:
>>>
http://www.cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/setup-2.340.2.3-no-set_default_sec.exe
>>>
>>> This is simply 2.340.2.3 with the recently-added ntsec code deactivated.
>>> Please could anyone who can reproduce crashes with 2.340.2.3 give this a
>>> try. If it doesn't crash, then we will have localized the problem to a
>>> small area of code, so should have a good chance of finally locating
>>> the problem.
>>
>>
>> Max,
>>
>> I have no idea what in the ntsec code is causing random crashes.
>> However a couple of week ago I submitted another patch, which
>> simplifies the logic. Rather than pursuing the current problem
>> it might be simpler to see if it still happens with the second patch.

To Pierre:

Oops. Seems that discussion fizzled.
Link to the previous thread:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-03/msg00605.html

I had a question which I never asked:
If the users Primary Group is NOT None/Domain Users, presumably it is set
that way for a reason - should we change it?

> Can you update that patch to apply to the setup-200303-troubleshooting
> branch?

To Robert:

What is the eventual fate of this branch?

Max.