On Apr 12 10:06, starli...@binnacle.cx wrote: > Hello, > > When > > mkgroup -lu > > is run on a current (as of today) install of CYGWIN 1.7.4, > it returns the error > > mkgroup (376): [1722] The RPC server is unavailable. > > Running any of > > mkgroup -l -u > mkgroup -u -l > mkgroup -ul > > does not result in an error message, but also does not include > member user IDs in the output: > > Administrators:S-1-5-32-544:544: > Users:S-1-5-32-545:545: > > If 'mkgroup' from CYGWIN 1.5.25 is run under 1.7.4, correct output is > produced with all combinations of the -l and -u parameters: > > Administrators:S-1-5-32-544:544:Administrator,cyg_server > Users:S-1-5-32-545:545:testuser,sshd,cyg_server > > The 'mkgroup' 1.7.4 behavior appears to be a bug or defect.
No, it's not. -l is an option with an optional argument. If it's followed by other characters like in `-lu', it tries to access the server called "u". Same for `-l u'. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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
