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On 7/30/2010 3:14 AM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> This is still a problem.
>
> /bin>  mkpasswd
> SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18::
> LocalService:*:19:544:U-NT AUTHORITY\LocalService,S-1-5-19::
> NetworkService:*:20:544:U-NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService,S-1-5-20::
> Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544::
> mkpasswd (434): [31] A device attached to the system is not functioning.
> /bin>

Looking at the code (which you can find here 
<http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/winsup/utils/mkpasswd.c?rev=1.54&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=src>), 
it appears either NetUserGetInfo() or NetUserEnum()
is failing.  Seems like a strange error message but perhaps it makes more
sense in context.  Since I cannot reproduce it, I cannot be of more help.

> Note:
> mkgroup doesn't give an error message.  Why mkpasswd does and mkgroup does
> not might be pertinent -- don't they use similar mechanisms?  What do they do
> different?

Because they are looking for different information.  See 
<http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/winsup/utils/mkgroup.c?rev=1.47&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=src>

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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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