On Thu, 20 Apr 2006, Steve Kelem wrote:
> How do I set my user & group id to a specific value? I would like it to
> match the uid & gid assigned by Linux on our main server.
> If my local settings match the main server's, then ssh works more
> smoothly.
Do you mean the name or the numeric value? In either case, just edit
/etc/passwd and /etc/group on Cygwin -- the SID is the only value that
really matters as far as Windows is concerned. All the rest is up to you.
HTH,
Igor
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