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Thanks Larry. I have attached the cygcheck.out file. Mike -----Original Message----- From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Larry Hall (Cygwin) Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:22 PM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: ID command returns mkgroup On 11/11/2009 02:15 PM, Dexter_Michael@emc.com wrote: > Hi, > > I opened cygwin and typed "id" and I noticed the word mkgroup was listed > two times after my username. > > So I search on this error and found the following command to fix: > mkpasswd -l -c> /etc/passwd; mkgroup -l -d> /etc/group > > > But now when I run id I get a totally different result. It seems the > command has placed my userid into a number of ironious groups including > Administrators. As fun as that sounds, it seems like I have given myself > power I should not have as a basic user. > > Can someone help me to correct my id output and rebuild my passwd or > group files correctly...? Read and follow the problem reporting guidelines found here: > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Pay close attention to the request to *attach* and not append cygcheck output. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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