Try this: 1. manually modify the /etc/passwd file mkpasswd -du mywindowslogin >> /etc/passwd Where mywindowslogin is the name of the account that you log into windows with.
2. set CYGWIN=nontsec At 11:49 AM 10/24/2002 -0300, Kevin Woolie wrote: >I have a full install (done via the setup installer) of cygwin, done >yesterday (October 24, 2002), on my Win2k machine at work. I have >installed, additionally, the KDE 2 and Windowmaker packages. > >Whenever I, or any program/script for that matter, try executing a chmod >command (chown I believe as well), it complains about invalid arguments - >programs are dying trying to make various ~/.* directories and files because >of this, as well as /tmp/* that the program expects to be able to make as a >given UID. > >All my drives are mounted in binmode. > >How do I correct this? > >dcopserver fails it's self test too, but that's another list... > >I am working with NTFS partitions - cygwin lives on my f: drive. >Additionally, I've got administrator access to my box. > >Kevin Woolie >Programmer >-------------------------------------- >Techlink Entertainment >480 Kings Road, Sydney, Nova Scotia, >CANADA B1S 1A8 >Tel: 902-562-6031, Fax: 902-562-9882 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:kwoolie@;techlinkentertainment.com> >web: www.techlinkentertainment.com > > > > >-- >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/
