Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <3950931E.F3B379@Wanadoo.fr> Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 04:04:14 -0600 From: Jerome Benoit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Cygnus Subject: RE: Latest versions of inetutils/login/crypt now on sourceware! Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Bonjour: > > Is there a FAQ to configure properly all this stuff ? > 1] may we put `/usr/sbin' in our PATH ? > 2] how can we create a proper `/etc/passwd' and `/etc/group' under W9X ? > 3] why does `inetd --install-as-service' seem not to work under W9X ? > 4] why does `net start inetd' seem not to work under W9X ? > 5] "inetd it will be started automatically on reboot" (in > inetutils-1.3.2.README): > how can we check this ? > ... > > Thanks in advance, > Jerome BENOIT > > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I want to announce the arrival of the latest versions of > > inetutils and friends on sourceware.cygnus.com. > > > > We are now allowed to upload the 56 bit DES encryption related > > stuff on sourceware so I took the chance to do that ASAP! > > > > The three packages are: > > > > - inetutils-1.3.2-4.tar.gz > > inetutils-1.3.2-4-src.tar.gz > > > > This package has some bug fixes. The most important is > > the usage of explicit textmode open calls on configuration > > files. This allows to have eg. inetd.conf with DOS line endings > > also in binary mounted directories. A memory fault in rcp > > is fixed, too. > > > > The incredible new feature for 95/98 users is the usage of the > > 56 bit DES crypt package for ftpd authentication. > > > > Another new feature of the package is that I have added some > > example configuration files under /etc, like > > inetd.conf > > motd > > ftpwelcome > > and last but not least > > ftpusers > > which by default disallows anonymous ftp. > > > > - login-1.3.tar.gz > > login-1.3-src.tar.gz > > > > The new version has NO new feature for NT/W2K users. > > The new feature is like in ftpd the usage of DES password > > checking for 95/98 users. > > > > - crypt-1.0.tar.gz > > crypt-1.0-src.tar.gz > > > > This package consists of a libcrypt.a and a matching > > crypt.h header file which provide the aforementioned > > 56 bit DES encryption code. > > > > More important for 95/98 users is the included tool > > `crypt.exe' which allows testing as well as generating > > passwords. It's not that convenient as a real `passwd.exe' > > tool but that tool is already part of the cygwin package. > > Unfortunately it's only useful for NT/W2K users but that's not > > the last word... > > > > The following text is shamelessly copied from Chris: > > > > To update your installation, CREATE AN EMPTY DIRECTORY, cd to it, and > > download the latest version of setup.exe from the cygwin/latest > > directory at a cygwin mirror site near you. Then type: > > > > setup inetutils > > setup login > > setup crypt > > > > In either case, answer the questions as you did when you first > > installed cygwin. This procedure will only update the three related > > packages. If you have not previously used the new setup.exe program > > to install a version of cygwin, you probably will need to install the > > entire cygwin package for correct operation. > > > > Once the setup is complete you may remove this newly created directory. > > It will contain the setup.exe program, a setup log file, and the > > make tar file. None of these are needed for further operation of make > > but you can keep them around if you are interested in reinstalling > > everything later. The setup.log file contains diagnostics that will > > be helpful if your installation failed for some reason. > > > > As usual, I have only updated sourceware. The files will take a > > while to propagate to the mirror sites. > > > > If you have questions or comments, please send them to the cygwin > > mailing list at: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com . I would appreciate > > if you would use this mailing list rather than emailing me directly. > > > > -- > > Corinna Vinschen > > Cygwin Developer > > Cygnus Solutions, a Red Hat company -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com