try mkpasswd -l > /etc/passwd -Collin
Descartes was sitting in a bar. The bartender comes up and asks if he wants another. "I think not," he says, and promptly vanishes. On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Daniel Rosenzweig wrote: > I just installed (using setup.exe) cygwin on an NT 4 machine.... > The sh prompt tells me that I don't have a username --- when I do > an 'id' I get a uid, but no name... when I try to rlogin (even with -l )it > tells me that I don't have a username... I have a $USERNAME btw. > There is no /etc/passwd file... > > Any ideas how can I get a username! (Are there really 'logins' for > Cygwin?) > > Thanks. > --------- > Daniel Rosenzweig > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The URLs below are placed by NetZero - not me. > ---------------------------------------------------- > Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today > Only $9.95 per month! > http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97 > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
