On Dec 2 12:45, T Z wrote: > I am trying to automate my cygwin install on a windows 2003 box > [...] > but when I then run > c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --login /usr/bin/ssh-host-config --yes --cygwin ntsec > --pwd loser as the administrator of the pc (not in domain) it seems to run > fine thru most if the script but then when it gets to the line where it asks > if you want to change the user of cyg_server it is AUTOMATICALLY answering > yes which then I have to retype it in. I am running version 2.573.2.3 > > what is the problem. Can someone please help?
This (untested) patch to the service helper script /usr/share/csih/cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh should fix that problem. Index: cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh =================================================================== RCS file: /sourceware/projects/cygwin-apps-home/cvsfiles/csih/cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh,v retrieving revision 1.15 diff -u -p -r1.15 cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh --- cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh 22 Aug 2008 03:56:43 -0000 1.15 +++ cygwin-service-installation-helper.sh 8 Dec 2008 15:10:36 -0000 @@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ csih_select_privileged_username() echo "" csih_inform "This script plans to use '${username}'." csih_inform "'${username}' will only be used by registered services." - if csih_request "Do you want to use a different name?" + if ! csih_request "Do you want to use this account name for running this service?" then csih_get_value "Enter the new user name:" username="${csih_value}" Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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/