X-Recipient:	archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-Spam-Check-By:	sourceware.org
Message-ID:	<476836F7.4080906@cygwin.com>
Date:	Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:09:11 -0500
From:	"Larry Hall (Cygwin)" <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Reply-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
User-Agent:	Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0
MIME-Version:	1.0
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: GUI programs dont launch under correct user using ssh
References:	<001801c841ae$2617d470$7a01a8c0 AT nbttech DOT com>
In-Reply-To:	<001801c841ae$2617d470$7a01a8c0@nbttech.com>
Mailing-List:	contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Id:	<cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Subscribe:	<mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive:	<http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post:	<mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help:	<mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender:	cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To:	mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

Vivek Pathak wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I installed cygwin according to instructions on the cygwin site to 
> install sshd on a windows XP machine (Win2).
> 
> Win2 is a member of a domain MyDomain.
> 
> I login via ssh to Win2 as MyDomain\Administrator and try to start 
> outlook using "cmd /c "OUTLOOK.EXE". I want Outlook to startup on Win2 
> machine. It doesnt launch properly, I tried the check "Interact with 
> desktop" in the installed service but no luck.
> 
> If i do a "cmd /c "WHOAMI.EXE", it shows
> NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM user instead of
> MyDomain\Administrator although i logged in as MyDomain\Administrator 
> and this if the cause of all the trouble.
> 
> How do i ensure that the bash shell launched when i ssh to Win2 launches 
> as usre MyDomain\Administrator

Make sure your '/etc/passwd' and '/etc/group' files contain your user/group
information.  See the Users Guide for details if you need help with these
files and mkpasswd/mkgroup.  If this is not the problem, make sure you use
password authentication.

-- 
Larry Hall                              http://www.rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc.                      (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
216 Dalton Rd.                          (508) 893-9889 - FAX
Holliston, MA 01746

_____________________________________________________________________

A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/

- Raw text -