Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com> List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/> List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com> List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs> Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Reply-To: Cygwin List <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com> Message-Id: <6.1.0.6.0.20040623095221.032b19a8@pop.prospeed.net> X-Sender: 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 In-Reply-To: <OF3A0DDE37.9475A6D6-ONC1256EBC.002C996C-C1256EBC.002E3AC0@ schindler.com> References: <OF3A0DDE37 DOT 9475A6D6-ONC1256EBC DOT 002C996C-C1256EBC DOT 002E3AC0 AT schindler DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/