X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=5.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RFC_ABUSE_POST,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: From: Bruce Bailey To: Subject: FW: Cron 'WRONG FILE OWNER' Problem Cygwin 1.7/Windows 7 Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:47:22 -0800 In-Reply-To: <0LDH00A4XQFQNT08@vms173005.mailsrvcs.net> References: ,<0LDH00A4XQFQNT08@vms173005.mailsrvcs.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 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 Larry/Pierre I did indeed restart the cron service, but I appear to have TWO 'baileyb' u= sers in /etc/passwd -- I'll pursue correcting that.=A0 I'm not sure how I d= id that, but it sure looks like a problem. Thanks! Bruce ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:28:31 -0500 > To: bruce1828@hotmail.com > From: Pierre.Humblet@ieee.org > Subject: Re: Cron 'WRONG FILE OWNER' Problem Cygwin 1.7/Windows 7 > > Bruce, > > If the answer to my question is "yes", doesn't cron-config > produce a message such as > > Do you want the cron daemon to run as yourself? (yes/no) yes > > WARNING: User Compaq_Administrator appears 2 times in /etc/passwd. > This may confuse the system. > Edit /etc/passwd and assign unique user ids. > > Thanks > > Pierre > > At 04:56 PM 12/15/2010, you wrote: > > >Hi > > > >I had been happily using 'cron' on cygwin for quite a while. After > >updating the user password using cron-config, suddenly cron refuses > >to read my cron tab, putting 'WRONG FILE OWNER' in the Windows applicati= on log. > > > >Has this been seen and resolved? > > > >I have been trying for weeks now but no luck, so at this point and > >help would be appreciated. > > > >thanks in advance, > > > >Bruce > > > > > >-- > >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 > =20=09=09=20=09=20=20=20=09=09=20=20 -- 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