X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM,SPF_HELO_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Matthias Meyer Subject: unknown owner 4294967295 should be Adminstrators Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:58:48 +0100 Lines: 26 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit User-Agent: KNode/0.10.9 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 First I want to wish you a happy new year :-) I've a owner-problem with my Windows XP. Most of the files which should be owned by "Administrators" are owned by 4294967295, an unknown user. $ cat /etc/passwd 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:: Administrator:unused:500:513:U-NETTI\Administrator,S-1-5-21-682954488-2327617611-1172701873-500:/home/Administrator:/bin/bash How to chown all files from 4294967295:18 to 544:18 or, at least, recognize the files to be owned by "Administrators". chown -R ... would not work because it will chown all files. Also the files not owned by 4294967295. chown -vR --from=4294967295:18 Adminstrators:SYSTEM ... chown: invalid user: `4294967295:18' Thanks in advance Matthias -- Don't Panic -- 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