X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4A5BB021.20101@cygwin.com> References: <20090713150949.GF4505@calimero.vinschen.de> <87bpnoa49i.fsf@gmail.com> <4A5B8234.4020701@cygwin.com> <877hyc9tsn.fsf@gmail.com> <4A5BB021.20101@cygwin.com> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:15:33 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Username hassles From: "Mark J. Reed" To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Larry Hall wrote: > =C2=A0If you prefer "paul" to be used, you need to do > one of two things: > > =C2=A01. Remove the "MEAD8998" user from your '/etc/passwd'. =C2=A0It's p= resumably > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 before the "paul" user in the file and has the same SID. > > =C2=A02. "chmod -R paul / /usr/bin /usr/lib" Correction: that should be "chown", not "chmod". > If "MEAD8998" and "paul" exist in your '/etc/passwd' file and share the > same SID, use (1). =C2=A0Otherwise, use (2). --=20 Mark J. Reed -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple