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Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:57:40 -0400
To: gert_de_boer AT ch DOT schindler DOT com, Cygwin List <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Compatibility
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At 04:24 AM 6/23/2004, you wrote:




>>Issues using some Cygwin packages with W2K3 generally are related to
>>security changes in W2K3 (i.e. the SYSTEM user has less permissions).
>>This is typically only a problem for packages that run as services and
>>need to switch user contexts (from SYSTEM to some user).  Packages
>"caught"
>>by this change include ssh and cron, among others.  Solutions exist in
>>the package READMEs.
>
>This seems to happen to me, when I use mutt to send mail. Sendmail does not
>get startet.
>But here there is no SYSTEM acount involved. I tested under the same
>account as I
>installed Cygwin.
>Under exact the same configuration of Cygwin under XP there is no problem.
>Is this
>problem solvable, will it be solved soon?
>
>I think the same problem could arise on Windows XP with the upcoming
>service pack.


You might be right.  The key is for someone seeing the problem to look 
into it or at least to provide some detailed information of the problem.
I recommend looking at <http://cygwin.com/problems.html> as a starting 
point for anyone interested in pursuing this.


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