> I've just installed a very minimal cygwin. I noticed the `id' tool is > not present
A little too minimal, I would say. id is part of coreutils, which is a Base package, and as such, it should be part of every working cygwin installation. You may want to run 'cygcheck -c' to see which packages are incomplete, and should be reinstalled using setup.exe. Also, following the directions here > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html about attaching 'cygcheck -svr' as a text attachment to your email might help us spot anything else suspicious in your installation. -- Eric Blake volunteer cygwin coreutils maintainer -- 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/