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Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 23:42:26 -0400
To: "Dan Adams" <dan AT infochi DOT com>, "'Cygwin List'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: sshd setup question
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SYSTEM isn't in your password file.  Also, given your listing below,
the primary owner of most of your directories is unknown to Cygwin.  
This means your password (and likely group) file is out of date.
Run 'mkpasswd -l >/etc/passwd' and 'mkgroup -l >/etc/group' and 
try this all again.

Larry


At 09:21 PM 9/2/2003, Dan Adams you wrote:
>Larry,
>    here is the new transcript you asked for.
>-----
>dan AT dan-infochi ~>cd /var
>dan AT dan-infochi /var>ls -l
>total 0
>drwxrwxrwx+   3 ???????? Users           0 May 17 15:07 cache
>drwxr-xr-x+   2 dan      None            0 Sep  1 14:32 empty
>drwxrwxrwx+   2 ???????? Users           0 Sep  2 16:29 log
>drwxrwxrwx+   2 ???????? Users           0 Sep  1 14:35 run
>drwxrwxrwx+   2 ???????? Users           0 May 17 15:07 tmp
>dan AT dan-infochi /var>chmod 744 empty
>dan AT dan-infochi /var>ls -l
>total 0
>drwxrwxrwx+   3 ???????? Users           0 May 17 15:07 cache
>drwxr--r--+   2 dan      None            0 Sep  1 14:32 empty
>drwxrwxrwx+   2 ???????? Users           0 Sep  2 16:29 log
>drwxrwxrwx+   2 ???????? Users           0 Sep  1 14:35 run
>drwxrwxrwx+   2 ???????? Users           0 May 17 15:07 tmp
>dan AT dan-infochi /var>chown SYSTEM empty
>chown: `SYSTEM': invalid user
>dan AT dan-infochi /var>getfacl /var/empty
># file: /var/empty
># owner: dan
># group: None
>user::rwx
>group::r--
>group:Administrators:rwx
>mask:rwx
>other:r--
>default:group:Administrators:rwx
>default:mask:rwx
>dan AT dan-infochi /var>
>------
>I did the same 'ls -l' items as before just so you knew the stuff is the
>same as it was a few minutes ago. I appreciate all the help.
>
>
>Dan Adams - dan AT infochi DOT com
>http://www.infochi.com
>
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Hall [mailto:cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com] 
>Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:03 PM
>To: Dan Adams; 'Cygwin List'
>Subject: RE: sshd setup question
>
>
>Don't use "root" (I know it mentioned it).  Use "SYSTEM".  If that doesn't
>work, send the output of 'getfacl /var/empty'.
>
>BTW, you don't need to reply to my address (it's faked anyway).  I've 
>redirected all response to me to the list so I'll get it regardless.
>
>Larry
>
>
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