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From: Thorsten Kampe <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de>
Subject: Re: logins with no passwords
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:19:23 +0200
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* zzapper (03-03-31 21:57 +0100)
> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:18:47 +0200, Thorsten Kampe <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de>
> wrote:
> 
>>* zzapper (03-03-31 17:28 +0100)
>>> When I try to login to my account on CYGWIN from a different windows
>>> account, it as asks for a password, but I don't have a password?
>>
>> OS?
>>
> Windows XP Professional Ver 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1

less /usr/doc/Cygwin/login.README

There is also a default security setting in XP that won't let you log 
in remotely if you haven't got a password. Not having a password is 
gonna bring you nothing but trouble.

Thorsten
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