Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== fixing users and groups ====== The default install of cygwin may not correctly build your group and passwd files, especially if you are on a domain. Use these commands to backup your originals, and create proper files from your domain:<code> cp /etc/passwd /etc/passwd.bak cp /etc/group /etc/group.bak mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd mkgroup -l -d > /etc/group </code> ===== External Links ===== * http://sinewalker.wordpress.com/2006/10/27/cygwin-users-and-groups/ docs/cygwin/fixing_users_and_groups.txt Last modified: 2010/02/02 10:36by billh