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From: Thorsten Kampe <thorsten AT thorstenkampe DOT de>
Subject: Re: Can I change sfuuser's password ?
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:11:56 +0100
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* lau bella (2004-02-27 08:20 +0100)
> In Cygwin 1.3.10 (win2k SP3 Advanced Server) , sfuuser
> password is same as username. 

Aah, Cygwin 1.3.10. This is antique!

> 1. For security reason, can I change the sfuuser
> password ?

Yes.

> Any impact ?

Maybe - as for any user account, services might be started under that
account.

> 2. What's the usage and privilege of sfuuser ? 

Don't know. SFU = Microsoft Services for Unix - ask Microsoft.

> 3. If changing sfuuser password is not recommended,
> any method to mininize the security impact ?

UPDATE Cygwin and disable the account and update the SP of Windows
2000.

Thorsten


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