Unable to start Cygwin64 terminal after password change

[Brian Inglis]

On 2021-08-03 09:50, Lavrentiev, Anton (NIH/NLM/NCBI) [C] via Cygwin wrote:
>> You were "upgrading" your domain account AD data cached by cygserver.
> 
> I restarted my PC at some point with "shutdown /r"  -- I have no idea how
> cygserver can preserve its caching across this.  It's not a "fast restart".

If Fast Startup is enabled, system data could be retained, such as 
domain and/or account data, depending on the system components and 
drivers involved; it's not well documented:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/weg/delivering-a-great-startup-and-shutdown-experience 


"during user-initiated shutdowns, the kernel, drivers, and services are 
preserved and restored, not just restarted."

> The system restart did not help.

It is also possible then that there could be a problem with AD domain 
account information propagation delays, or retention of registry 
information, such that cygserver was reloaded with the same outdated 
data it had on shutdown, if your updated account information had not yet 
had sufficient time to be persisted to the ADC and propagated back.
You may want to check with your AD server admins about this possibility.

> I'd really appreciate if you could _read_ my messages before replying.
> It creates a lot of noise on the list for no reason, and it's not being
> helpful either to me or others.  Thank you for being considerate!

Your assumption is incorrect, as I carefully reread any message before 
deciding if a reply could be helpful, and I would have to make any 
assumptions that could be spurious, recheck the thread contents while 
replying to avoid making any assumptions, and cross-check what I want to 
say with information sources.
Please consider that we each have different experience that colours how 
we approach and address issues, which is why diverse project teams are 
advantageous for best and sometimes quickest responses.

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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