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On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 02:09:40PM -0700, Gary Furash wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 10:55:09AM -0700, Gary Furash wrote: > > > Problem: > > > 1. When I create a file or such using cygwin, it says that the group > > > is "mkpasswd". > > > > > > What's the proper combination of MKPASSWD and MKGROUP commands to run? > > > > Backup both files first (/etc/passwd and /etc/group). > > Try to rebuild your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files by issuing: > > > > $ mkpasswd -l [-d] > /etc/passwd > > $ mkgroup -l [-d] > /etc/group > > > > Please refer to the manpages of mkpasswd and mkgroup regarding the use of > > -d/-D for machines inside a Domain. > > > > There are also detailed instructions in /etc/profile on how to deal with > > this. > Thank you David. However, I did do that, I just didn't understand it. :-) Did you read the manpages? > I assume there is a mkgroup and mkpasswd you issue if you have a stand-alone > machine, and a slightly different one you issue if you're part of a windows > domain. Exactly. That is what the -d/-D option does. > However, I'm definitely not doing the right thing, since when I run bash.exe > from the dos command line to run in the background, it fails with the > "everything is MKGROUP" error. Have you tried using another terminal, like mintty, and see if it makes a difference? What exactly is the output of the commands above? Also, please, don't top post and try not to quote email addresses in your responses. -- Huella de clave primaria: 0FDA C36F F110 54F4 D42B D0EB 617D 396C 448B 31EB
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