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Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:06:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: David Balazic <david DOT balazic AT hermes DOT si>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1
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On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:

> > From:         Igor Pechtchanski
> > Reply To:     cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > Sent:         5. avgust 2003 14:46
> > To:   David Balazic
> > Cc:   cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> > Subject:      RE: Directory problems after fresh install of v1.3.22-1
> >
> > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, David Balazic wrote:
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > > >   Are you logging
> > > > > in as a domain user by any chance?
> > > > Yes.
> > > > >   Are your /etc/passwd and /etc/group up
> > > > > to date?
> > > > I don't know. What does it mean "up to date" what must be their content ?
> > > They should have an entry for the user you log in as.  Since you installed
> > > as a different user (admin), mkpasswd will not have put in the entry for
> > > the domain user.  Try running "x:\cygwin\bin\mkpasswd -u <youruser> -d >> passwd" from "x:\cygwin\etc".
> >
> > You may also need to do "x:\cygwin\bin\mkgroup -d >> group" from
> > "x:\cygwin\etc" -- be prepared, it may take a while in large domains.
>
> I did this now.

So, please post the passwd and group lines that correspond to the numeric
UID and GID you installed under (see below).

> > > > >   Please run "c:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe -l /bin/ls" from a cmd.exe
> > > > > prompt and post the output.
> > > >
> > > > It is on drive X:
> > > > C:\>x:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe -l /bin/ls
> > > > /usr/bin/ls: /bin/ls: No such file or directory
> > >
> > > Okay, try ".\ls.exe .\ls.exe" from "x:\cygwin\bin"?
> >              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Oops, make that ".\ls.exe -l .\ls.exe"...  Sorry.
> >
> X:\cygwin\bin>.\ls.exe -l .\ls.exe
> -rwxrwxrwx    1 ???????? ????????    68608 Jun 15  2001 .\ls.exe

Ah.  Ok, now ".\ls.exe -ln .\ls.exe".  This will give you the numeric UID
and GID to grep out of the passwd and group files.
	Igor
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