yesterday, I got 1.3.20-1 and the problem is still here... > -----Original Message----- > From: Elfyn McBratney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Donnerstag, 20. Februar 2003 09:42 > To: cygwin; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MANPATH Problems > > > > > AFAIK there's some new "detect stale group and passwd" code > that detects > a > > > change and changes your user/group name accordingly. If you > > > update the file > > > anyway, as sid or gid may have changed, and see if that helps. > > What would I have to type on the command line to get this new detection > code > > executed? > > Sorry, reading what I said what a bit in the details-lacking variety :-) > What I meant was that cygwin1.dll now detects when the information in > /etc/passwd and /etc/group is stale (?). So if your username or group name > is set to mkpasswd or mkgroup that's the user's alert to update those that > file or files. The code isn't executed by mkpasswd or mkgroup, > it's part of > the kernel, cygwin1.dll . > > Did updating the your /etc/group fix your problem?
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