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 sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:47:40 +0100 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: ntsec Message-ID: <20010228104740.D8464@cygbert.vinschen.de> Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <015701c0a13b$4a93b370$1419a8c0 AT mercury> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <015701c0a13b$4a93b370$1419a8c0@mercury>; from mike@erdelynet.com on Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 11:01:52PM -0500 Sorry folks but you both are missing the obvious: To change the user context in NT/W2K you need special user rights which are NOT given to Administrator by default. Only LocalSystem (=SYSTEM) has this rights. Description in /usr/doc/Cygwin/inetutils-1.3.2.README. Corinna On Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 11:01:52PM -0500, Michael Erdely wrote: > I have not more to add except that I experienced the same problem with > trying to change the line for Administrator: > admin::500:544:System > Administrator,U-Administrator,S-1-5-21-...-500:/home/admin:/bin/bash > > No dice. > > -ME > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Richards" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 10:52 PM > Subject: ntsec > > > > I just installed Cygwin 1.1.8 on windows 2000 advanced server, and I'm > > trying to configure ntsec. I have read the login.README as well as a > number > > of posts in the mailing list archives, but I still can't seem to get it to > > work. > > > > The server is part of a domain, so I created the /etc/passwd file using > > mkpasswd -d, then modified the pw_gecos field as directed in the > > login.README: > > jeffr::1605:513:jeffr,U-wireddigital\jeffr,S-1-5-21 ... > :/home/jeffr:/bin/sh > > > > I made the /etc/groups file with mkgroup -d, but I didn't modify the > output. > > I've set the system variable CYGWIN=ntsec, and I've made sure cygwin1.dll > is > > in the system path. Every time I try to execute /bin/login from within the > > cygwin bash shell, I get this: > > > > login: jeffr > > Password: > > Login incorrect. > > > > Am I missing something obvious? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > > > > > -- > > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > > Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > > > > > > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Developer mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat, Inc. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple