Mail Archives: cygwin/2008/08/04/21:32:29
Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> Along these lines, yes. I also think that using the cyg_server/
>> cron_server/sshd_server account should be preferred over SYSTEM on XP
>> and earlier systems, at least if they are domain member machines. Maybe
>> simply like this: The test should run on any OS, but if none of the
>> accounts exists, the fallback for XP and earlier is SYSTEM. IIUC, that's
>> not quite what $csih_FORCE_PRIVILEGED_USER is for. Yes? No?
Correct -- csih_FORCE_PRIVILEGED_USER means FORCE; you're asking for a
gentle default behavior.
I've modified the behavior on NT/2k/XP when not
$csih_FORCE_PRIVILEGED_USER, so that if a 'known' privileged user
exists, then it is used. Otherwise, SYSTEM; no new users will be created.
However, on NT/2k/XP the $csih_FORCE_PRIVILEGED_USER behavior is
unchagned: if a privileged user already exists it will be used (as
above) -- but if one does NOT exist, one will be created and used. And
failure to create it is a script failure.
> I tried the above script change on a XP domain member machine and
> with csih_FORCE_PRIVILEGED_USER set to yes. It works, it's just a
> bit bumpy:
>
> *** Info: This script plans to use 'cyg_server'.
> *** Info: 'cyg_server' will not be able to log on interactively, but will only
> *** Info: be used by registered services.
>
> The message is incorrect.
Fixed.
> *** Query: Do you want to use different name? (yes/no) no
> mkpasswd (273): [2221] The user name could not be found.
>
> I'm not sure why is mkpasswd is called here, but it's called with -l
> only so it can't find the domain account. Can this test be skipped
> if the user has been directly taken from /etc/passwd?
Well, I *think* it is now skipped because that code path doesn't get
activated now, if the user was found (in /etc/passwd OR in localSAM).
Now, you only hit that line if you just created the user: which only
happens if it existed neither in the SAM nor in /etc/passwd. And, since
you just created it -- locally -- it obviously exists in the SAM /now/
-- but not yet in /etc/passwd. How do you add an entry to /etc/passwd
for a user in the local SAM? mkpasswd -l.
I added some comments at the appropriate places to make this clearer.
> Btw., there's a test for the administrators group in /etc/passwd.
> This test is not necessary. The only reason to have the admins
> group in /etc/passwd is to print file ownership correctly. It doesn't
> have any other value.
I don't see this. I see testing /etc/passwd for the (local)
Administrator USER, and testing /etc/group for the Administrators GROUP,
but not /etc/passwd <-> Administrators GROUP.
More info please?
Please try current CVS:
http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/csih/cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh?rev=1.10&cvsroot=cygwin-apps
or
http://tinyurl.com/5ex7bl
--
Chuck
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