On 4/23/2020 11:57 AM, Norton Allen wrote:
I also have had to deal with this problem. You should certainly read https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html. After much experimenting and consultation with Corinna, we decided the best solution for me was: * Create /etc/passwd and /etc/group files o For /etc/passwd, I included just my account, and I actually editted it further to use my preferred username (rather than my domain username) and my correct home directory * Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf with: o passwd: files o group: files This is not the generally recommended configuration, but in the situation where you cannot reach the domain server, it may be the best alternative. You may or may not need to back these changes out when you are back at work. I have not had a problem at work, but we are only loosely connected to the domain, so YMMV.
This solved the issue for me. After doing what was suggested, above, I killed all the Cygwin processes (actually, I rebooted the machine) and now when I try to perform commands like ssh and git (which need to access files in my .ssh directory) they are able to find the files and therefore are working again. I realize that when I am able to once again work from my office, I may need to undo these changes, but I'm quite happy that at least for now, it's working again. Thanks to all who helped with this! -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
