Mail Archives: cygwin/2009/01/13/17:15:18
Gary Johnson wrote:
> On 2009-01-13, Jason Tishler wrote:
>> Gary,
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 09:55:36AM -0800, Gary Johnson wrote:
>>> On 2009-01-13, Jason Tishler wrote:
>>>> FWIW, I don't have this problem when running fetchmail as a service.
>>> I saw that in an earlier post and tried to follow the instructions in
>>> /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/fetchmail-6.3.9.README, but I get this result:
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>> $ cygrunsrv -S fetchmail
>>> cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: StartService: Win32 error 1069:
>>> The service did not start due to a logon failure.
>>>
>>> I have both cron and sshd running as services, so that much works,
>>> but they may be running as the system user (whatever it's called).
>>> I don't know how to diagnose this sort of failure.
>> Did you heed the following from the README?
>>
>> o the $USERDOMAIN\\$USERNAME account must have the "Log on as a
>> service" user right for Cygwin fetchmail to start as a NT service
>
> I heeded it in the sense that I read it and understood that it might
> be the problem. I did go searching in the Control Panel for likely
> utilities, but I couldn't find anything in User Accounts or anywhere
> else that would let me set user rights or that even told me what
> they were. I did not search Windows Help and Support. That sort of
> cluelessness was meant to be implicit in the statement, "I don't
> know how to diagnose this sort of failure," but I suppose I should
> have been more clear.
>
> So how does one set that right?
'/usr/share/csih/cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh' has this:
editrights -u "${user}" -t SeServiceLogonRight
Try that, substituting the appropriate user for your situation and
Windows version.
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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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