X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:reply-to :references:mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; q=dns; s= default; b=EdUTVA1oGa2fqARpgy7osdWpwbMiIDGG4JgAJwb4TA4G3W6Vq9t42 0sqQIhkQP+gXg49Gt3cPAOdTUJXwi9t3jDiIWw0tZeYcw6MY9paecKZwzr4LiCHz GzcMj/83z4UUoh3VnJzOQzGC2XMqgGwp7w5ScCz29O+PLqTZkdkvNw= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:date:from:to:subject:message-id:reply-to :references:mime-version:content-type:in-reply-to; s=default; bh=WV8ezx4TcFcjqlE54S1tQkkYL4Q=; b=Z7+lbkNlm4+NeJIhZFBoXApZLbCl BjiZzU9D5c+swkJko853cnK3LV8jv63+KSuXFdAS3z06qG5GHjH6h9J6pmzeUFPA YiURrQdvbAFtM0KFoDdwAMX47Tlqw/9hveSpOo7Xjk/HnOH+7+TXjicGkIPQHe6O bjhtaFFdZKSqBaw= 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 Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 18:24:16 +0200 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: username case sensitive with the sshd service Message-ID: <20130403162416.GG2468@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <001c01ce307b$db3a8840$91af98c0$@vertech.eu> <20130403151229.GA19412@calimero.vinschen.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) On Apr 3 12:17, Earnie Boyd wrote: > On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > > > Why not just getting used to entering the username casesensitive, as > > on any other system? > > > > Would modifying the /etc/passwd file to lowercase names support what > the OP wants to do? Not that he should but is that possible? Sure. And nothing speaks agains doing it. You can also just change the name entirely and use that to login: $ grep Administrator /etc/passwd divine_being:unused:500:513:U-mymachine\Administrator,S-1-5-21-1111111111-1111111111-1111111111-500:/home/divine_being:/bin/bash $ ssh divine_being@localhost See http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-files Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Maintainer cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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