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Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 14:07:57 +0100
From: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: cron problem: Can Domain user run cron
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In-Reply-To: <20011219130111.93834.qmail@web21208.mail.yahoo.com>; from ikbea88@yahoo.co.uk on Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 01:01:11PM +0000

On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 01:01:11PM +0000, Tiffany Chan wrote:
> Corinna,
> 
> There are two cases:
> 1. In domain controller server, both Domain admin and
> Domain user can run cron correctly. There is no
> problem
> 
> 2. But in another w2k server (in domain, but not
> domain controller), Domain admin run cron correctly .
> But domain user cannot run cron, error : can't switch
> user context. I used mkgroup and mkpasswd using
> parameter -ld.

Care for your /etc/group file as well.  It's probably correct on
the DC since the domain groups are also local groups for the DC.
It's very likely incorrect for a normal domain machine, though.
mkgroup -ld > /etc/group should help.

Corinna

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