Larry, here is the new transcript you asked for. ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~>cd /var [EMAIL PROTECTED] /var>ls -l total 0 drwxrwxrwx+ 3 ???????? Users 0 May 17 15:07 cache drwxr-xr-x+ 2 dan None 0 Sep 1 14:32 empty drwxrwxrwx+ 2 ???????? Users 0 Sep 2 16:29 log drwxrwxrwx+ 2 ???????? Users 0 Sep 1 14:35 run drwxrwxrwx+ 2 ???????? Users 0 May 17 15:07 tmp [EMAIL PROTECTED] /var>chmod 744 empty [EMAIL PROTECTED] /var>ls -l total 0 drwxrwxrwx+ 3 ???????? Users 0 May 17 15:07 cache drwxr--r--+ 2 dan None 0 Sep 1 14:32 empty drwxrwxrwx+ 2 ???????? Users 0 Sep 2 16:29 log drwxrwxrwx+ 2 ???????? Users 0 Sep 1 14:35 run drwxrwxrwx+ 2 ???????? Users 0 May 17 15:07 tmp [EMAIL PROTECTED] /var>chown SYSTEM empty chown: `SYSTEM': invalid user [EMAIL PROTECTED] /var>getfacl /var/empty # file: /var/empty # owner: dan # group: None user::rwx group::r-- group:Administrators:rwx mask:rwx other:r-- default:group:Administrators:rwx default:mask:rwx [EMAIL PROTECTED] /var> ------ I did the same 'ls -l' items as before just so you knew the stuff is the same as it was a few minutes ago. I appreciate all the help.
Dan Adams - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.infochi.com -----Original Message----- From: Larry Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:03 PM To: Dan Adams; 'Cygwin List' Subject: RE: sshd setup question Don't use "root" (I know it mentioned it). Use "SYSTEM". If that doesn't work, send the output of 'getfacl /var/empty'. BTW, you don't need to reply to my address (it's faked anyway). I've redirected all response to me to the list so I'll get it regardless. Larry -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/