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On Apr  2 13:55, Alfred von Campe wrote:
> On Apr 2, 2008, at 9:27, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> - Does the domain user have an entry in the local /etc/passwd?  sshd
>>   needs that when checking file ownership.  And it allows to specify the
>>   user to cygrunsrv without the "domain\win_username" syntax.
>
> Well, there is an entry for a user of the same name.  Is that enough or is 
> there a way to specify the fact that it's a domain user?

The SID in the pw_gecos field must match.  When in doubt, try
mkpasswd -d -u username.

>> - Did you chown /etc/ssh* and /var/empty to the domain user when trying
>>   to start the service under that account?  That's a must have.
>
> No, I did not know about this either.  I will try these suggestions as soon 
> as I get a chance, but that might not be until I return to the office next 
> week.  A quick question, though.  Instead of making all these changes, is 
> there a better way to (re-)install Cygwin sshd so that it is properly set 
> up for a domain user?

No, that's not supported by the install scripts.


Corinna

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