problem with ssh-user-config on Win XP

vdu vincentdutat@freegates.be
Thu May 27 13:33:00 GMT 2004


Sorry guys, I did not know this was a CYGWIN newsgroup for experts...
Could you tell me where is the CYGWIN newsgroup for dummies ?!?!

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"Dave Korn" <dk@artimi.com> wrote in message
news:NUTMEGQeCOVPZPdYdny0000008f@NUTMEG.CAM.ARTIMI.COM...
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner  On Behalf Of vdu
> > Sent: 27 May 2004 09:16
>
> > script ssh-user-config fails because user SYSTEM does not exit in my
> > '/etc/passwd' file, it was created using 'mkpasswd -d
> > <domain>', which does
> > not create any SYSTEM user. I enter 'mkpasswd -l' to see if
> > it creates a
> > SYSTEM user, and it does. So why 'mkpasswd -d <domain> does not ??
>
>   To explain the same thing twice in the same morning:
>
>   SYSTEM is a local account; it has utmost (rooter-than-root) priviliges
on
> your local machine but it's not a member of the domain and has no access
> rights there.
>
>   Did you know you can combine both flags ?  "mkpasswd -l -d" should work
> for you.
>
>     cheers,
>       DaveK
> -- 
> Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
>
>




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