X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4697F77C.2030802@call-em-all.net> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:06:52 -0500 From: Stephen Barclay User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (Windows/20070509) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Problem after fresh Cygwin installation References: <6c18a4f0707131111j3435d135m8619296a0d506cb5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6c18a4f0707131111j3435d135m8619296a0d506cb5@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Bernd Bartmann wrote: > Hi, > > I just installed the default Cygwin components using the latest > setup.exe from a local install directory. The target machine runs > WinXP SP2 English with German MUI pack. The installation as local > administrator via setup.exe did not show any errors. The computer is > only a workgroup member and not part of any domain. > > After starting cygwin for the first time using the desktop icon it > tells me "Your group name is > currently "mkpasswd"". So I followed the instruction and ran: > > mkpasswd -l > /etc/passwd > mkgroup -l > /etc/passwd > > The contents of both files looks ok to me. > > Now comes the weird part. I created a new file hello.c in my home dir > with vim. ls -al shows that the file exists, but "more hello.c" gives > no output at all. I just get a new shell prompt. The same problem > exits when I run "gcc hello.c -o hello". Nothing happens, not even an > error message is displayed and no file hello is created. > > Also, I don't get a colored shell prompt, but only a $ sign. > > Any clues? > > Best regards, > Bernd > > -- > 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/ > Probably a type on the OP's part but... mkpasswd -l > /etc/passwd *mkgroup -l > /etc/passwd * Shouldn't the above be mkgroup -i > /etc/groups ??? -Stephen Barclay stephen (at) call-em-all [dot] com -- 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/