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Date:	Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:50:55 -0500 (EST)
From:	Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To:	pierre DOT humblet AT ieee DOT org
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Subject:	Re: Cron problem on Windows 2003
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Pierre A. Humblet wrote:

> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>
> > I don't know, I kind of prefer the way it's phrased in the openssh.README
> > (i.e., a special note about the user privileges in Win2003, rather than a
> > common description).  That README also has a nice step-by-step description
> > of what sshd-host-config does, so that the users have the option to do the
> > installation steps manually (or verify that the needed things were
> > created).  But hey, I don't use cron extensively, and I certainly can't
> > speak for new users...
>
> Thanks for the feedback, Igor.
> The need for the special user is generic to all services
> (sshd, crond, exim...). Instead of repeating the same
> info in all the readmes, I will refer to
> <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-switch>
> although that section should be corrected and expanded.

Sounds like a good idea, Pierre.
	Igor
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