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Subject: Re: ERROR: There was a serious problem creating a privileged user.
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From: Marco Atzeri <marco DOT atzeri AT gmail DOT com>
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Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 08:58:55 +0200
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On 5/21/2018 11:53 PM, Nuzhna Pomoshch via cygwin wrote:
> Trying to configure ssh.
> 
> Followed guides found on the internet (pretty much all the same).
> 
> The problem comes when the script tries to create the user:
> 
> 
> *** Query: Create new privileged user account 'HOST\cyg_server' (Cygwin name 'host+cyg_server')? (yes/no) yes
> *** Info: Please enter a password for new user host+cyg_server. Please be sure
> *** Info: that this password matches the password rules given on your system.
> *** Info: Entering no password will exit the configuration.
> *** Query: Please enter the password:
> *** Query: Reenter:
> 
> *** Info: User 'host+cyg_server' has been created with password 'password'.
> *** Info: If you change the password, please remember also to change the
> *** Info: password for the installed services which use (or will soon use)
> *** Info: the 'host+cyg_server' account.
> 
> passwd: unknown user host+cyg_server
> *** Warning: Setting password expiry for user 'host+cyg_server' failed!
> *** Warning: Please check that password never expires or set it ot your needs.
> No user or group 'host+cyg_server known.
> *** Warning: Assigning the appropriate privileges to user 'host+cyg_server' failed!
> *** ERROR: There was a serious problem creating a privileged user.
> *** Query: Do you want ot proceed anyway? (yes/no)
> 

It seems you miss the needed permission.
Has your user admin privilege on the 'host' ?
what system is ?

> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html


Regards
Marco

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