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From: "Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Cygwin 1.5.16 (0.128/4/2): -  mkpasswd (249) : [5] Access denied  error while running mkpasswd / mkgroup command
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:08:08 +0100
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----Original Message----
>From: Moghe, Jayant
>Sent: 14 June 2005 12:25

> We have Cygwin 1.5.16 and is installed on Windows 2000 server.
> 
> When I run command
> 
>> mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd
> Or
>> mkgroup -l -d > /etc/group,
> 
> I get the following error message
> 
> mkpasswd (249) : [5] Access denied


  Assuming the perms on the files are ok (they should usually be -rw-rw-rw-,
which would give network security palpitations if they knew about it....!),
perhaps you have a cygwin service running that is keeping them locked open?


    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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