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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:05:08 -0400
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Subject: Re: Problems with mkpasswd and mkgroup
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2011/10/13 Edvardsen Kåre <kare DOT edvardsen AT uit DOT no>:
> Greetings, Kеre Edvardsen!
>
>> I've installed cygwin "system wide" on a client (W7 32b) from an account
>> with full Administrators privileges. However, opening a Bash shell (or
>> xterm) as another user prompts:
>
>>      Your group is currently "mkpasswd".  This indicates that your
>>      gid is not in /etc/group and your uid is not in /etc/passwd
>
>>      The /etc/passwd (and possibly /etc/group) files should be rebuilt.
>>      See the man pages for mkpasswd and mkgroup then, for example, run
>
>>      mkpasswd -l [-d] > /etc/passwd
>>      mkgroup  -l [-d] > /etc/group
>
>>      Note that the -d switch is necessary for domain users.
>
>> Before asking too many questions I should inform you that the settings
>> etc. for the various users on the W7 client resides on a separat server.
>> I've tried various suggestions found in the lists, but with no success.
>> Obviously, there is a solution to my problem, but I'm struggling to find
>> the right one.
>
> It's in front of your eyes.
> Don't you see it?
>
>>      mkpasswd -l [-d] > /etc/passwd
>>      mkgroup  -l [-d] > /etc/group
>
> I wish it was that simple...
>
> As I said, I've tried various solutions (you'll find several posts around the topic in the list) but non of them seem to solve my problen. meaning:
>
> mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd
>
> and
>
> mkgroup  -l -d > /etc/group
>
> (or using any other flags) does not make any difference...
>
> Cheers,
> Kare
>

What is the contents of the "/etc/password" and "/etc/group" files
after you run the "mkpasswd/mkgroup" commands (as administrator)?

What user can log in, but isn't in the password file?

Is that user local or a domain user?

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