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Subject: mkpasswd usage in passwd-grp.sh
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:51:04 -0400
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I've noticed an odd behavior from mkpasswd (as run from
the postinstall script passwd-grp.sh) when installing
Cygwin.

I've been testing the command-line options from the
CVS head, so I've done this a couple of times.  For
these tests, I'm logged in and installing as a domain
user.

In a clean install, the postinstall script passwd-grp.sh
runs the command:

  /bin/mkpasswd -l -c > /etc/passwd

This generates a password file that an entry that looks like:

  sam.robb:...:/cygdrive/c:/bin/bash

Note the home directory is '/cygdrive/c'.  The home
directories for the local accounts are as expected,
ex. '/home/administrator', etc.

If I run "/bin/mkpasswd -l -c -p /home" from the command
line, I get an entry with the expected home dir set:

  sam.robb:...:/home/sam.robb:/bin/bash

Is there any reason why passwd-grp.sh shouldn't or
couldn't be modified to specify the '-p /home' option? 

-Samrobb

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