> 2. Have you recently changed the contents of /etc/passwd? > > No > > What are the permissions and ownership of this file? > > -rwx------ 1 Administ None 658 Sep 16 13:37 /etc/passwd* >
Check the last two fields of your entry in /etc/passwd. > What are the permissions and ownership of '/etc'? > > drwx------ 16 Administ None 8192 Nov 14 12:35 etc/ > Change the permissions of /etc to 755. -- 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/