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From: Vince Hoffman <Vince DOT Hoffman AT uk DOT circle DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: RE: Why cygwin says Administrator AT KOLESNIA when I am logged  int 
	 to w2k as kolesnia?
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:40:13 -0000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Morrison [mailto:john AT morrison DOT mine DOT nu]
> Sent: 31 October 2002 15:55
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: RE: Why cygwin says Administrator AT KOLESNIA when I am 
> logged int
> to w2k as kolesnia?
> 
> 
> On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Vince Hoffman wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John Morrison [mailto:john AT morrison DOT mine DOT nu]
> > > On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
> > > > At 05:58 AM 10/31/2002, Alexey Kolesnikov wrote:
> > > > >Does anybody know why cygwin shows my name as
> > > "Administrator" however i am
> > > > >logged in w2k as user kolesnia? This user has
> > > administrator rights in w2k.
> > > > >Alexey.

<SNIP>

> > > start cygwin and run the following instructions...
> > >
> > > rm /etc/passwd /etc/group /etc/profile
> > > cp /etc/profile.default /etc/profile
> > > /etc/postinstall/passwd-grp.sh.done
> > > exit
> >
> > can i add here that you should then run mkpasswd -u 
> <yourloginname> -d >>
> > /etc/passwd
> > if your user is a domain user
> 
> that would add you twice.  Note that I said to run the .sh NOT
> the .bat.  The .sh *should* recognise that you are a user in a
> domain and call the appropriate flags.
> 
> J.


 Sorry you're quite right. I have to stop my boss taking me to the pub at
lunch ;) 


> 
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > restart cygwin...
> > >
> > > whoami
> > >
> > > Best of luck,
> > >
> > > J.
> > >
> > >
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