SYSTEM isn't in your password file. Also, given your listing below, the primary owner of most of your directories is unknown to Cygwin. This means your password (and likely group) file is out of date. Run 'mkpasswd -l >/etc/passwd' and 'mkgroup -l >/etc/group' and try this all again.
Larry At 09:21 PM 9/2/2003, Dan Adams you wrote: >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/ -- 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/
