[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cadaver-0.22.5-1
Hi A new version of 'cadaver' has been uploaded to a server near you. DESCRIPTION: Command-line WebDAV client CYGWIN NEWS: o Linked against libneon26 cadaver NEWS: = Changes in release 0.22.5: * Update to neon 0.26.3: - fix security issue in URI parser, CVE-2007-0157 * Document netrc support in man page (Sebastian Harl) Changes in release 0.22.4: * Update to neon 0.26.2 (thanks to Peter O'Gorman). * Fixes for OS/2 EMX (Andrew Belov). INSTALLATION: = To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on the http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your system. Save it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up the above mentioned package from the 'Web' category. DOWNLOAD: = Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't allowed due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you will need to find a mirror which has this update, please choose the one nearest to you: http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html QUESTIONS: == If you want to make a point or ask a question the Cygwin mailing list is the appropriate place. CYGWIN-ANNOUNCE UNSUBSCRIBE INFO: = To unsubscribe to the cygwin-announce mailing list, look at the "List-Unsubscribe: " tag in the email header of this message. Send email to the address specified there. It will be in the format: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need more information on unsubscribing, start reading here: http://sources.redhat.com/lists.html#unsubscribe-simple Please read *all* of the information on unsubscribing that is available starting at this URL. Enjoy Volker -- 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/
[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: WordNet-3.0
Hi A new version of 'WordNet' has been uploaded to a server near you. DESCRIPTION: An online lexical reference system CYGWIN NEWS: o Update to latest upstream release o Switched to cygport build WordNet NEWS Some changes were made to the graphical interface and WordNet library with regard to adjective and adverb searches. The adjective search "Synonyms/Related Nouns" was relabeled "Synonyms", and, similarly, the adverb search "Synonyms/Stem Adjectives" was relabled "Synonyms". A separate "Related Noun" search was inserted for adjectives, and a separate "Base Adjective" search was added for adverbs. INSTALLATION: = To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on the http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your system. Save it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up the above mentioned package from the 'Text' category. DOWNLOAD: = Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't allowed due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you will need to find a mirror which has this update. These mirrors already got the package, the others will probably have the latest version of this package fairly soon: In the US ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/cygwin/ has reliable high bandwidth connections. QUESTIONS: == If you want to make a point or ask a question the Cygwin mailing list is the appropriate place. CYGWIN-ANNOUNCE UNSUBSCRIBE INFO: = To unsubscribe to the cygwin-announce mailing list, look at the "List-Unsubscribe: " tag in the email header of this message. Send email to the address specified there. It will be in the format: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Enjoy Volker -- 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/
[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
I have updated cron to version 4.1 NEWS: Cron This port is based on Paul Vixie's cron packaged as 4.1 but reporting itself as 5.0. The changes (listed in /usr/share/doc/cron/CHANGES) don't appear to break compatibility with 3.0. There is a new algorithm to handle time jumps. Logging of a command can now be suppressed by using the -q switch, such as in the following example: * * * * * -q /the/script Package *** /usr/bin/cron-config is still recommended to install the cron service. The base environment is now set as under sshd (in the previous package the environment on NT was the same as that of cygrunsrv, with some variables deleted, and it was empty on 9x). Variables defined in the crontab are added to the base, as previously done. Cron normally uses a mailer such as exim or ssmtp to communicate stdout and stderr output to the user. Cron uses the symbolic link /usr/sbin/sendmail to find the mailer. This feature is still supported. If /usr/sbin/sendmail does not point to a mailer, the cron postinstall script links it to the (new) script /usr/bin/cronlog. /usr/bin/cronlog is a "poor man's mailer" that writes cron output (if any) to HOME/cron.log. HOME can be superseded in the crontab file. The temporary output of /usr/bin/cronlog is written to /tmp/cron.XXX.log and /tmp/cron.XXX.log.err. These files are deleted if all goes well but can provide useful debugging information if HOME/cron.log cannot be written (e.g. on some network drives). /usr/bin/cronlog can be edited to suit particular needs. A mailer can be installed as well. The mailer configuration script, exim-config or ssmtp-config, will then offer to point /usr/sbin/sendmail appropriately. More information can be found in /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cron-4.1-1.README Please direct all comments and questions to the cygwin list, mentioning cron in the Subject: line. Pierre * *** CYGWIN-ANNOUNCE UNSUBSCRIBE INFO *** If you want to unsubscribe from the cygwin-announce mailing list, please use the automated form at: http://cygwin.com/lists.html#subscribe-unsubscribe If this does not work, then look at the "List-Unsubscribe: " tag in the email header of this message. Send email to the address specified there. It will be in the format: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need more information on unsubscribing, start reading here: http://sourceware.org/lists.html#unsubscribe-simple Please read *all* of the information on unsubscribing that is available starting at this URL and you WILL be able to unsubscribe. * -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
On 4/11/07, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: I have updated cron to version 4.1 If /usr/sbin/sendmail does not point to a mailer, the cron postinstall script links it to the (new) script /usr/bin/cronlog. Thanks! It took me a week to figure out how to set up up cron correctly! first you had to learn how to setup logging correctly just for the chance that you might catch some kind of useful error message, then you had to setup an e-mailer correctly, and if you didn't cron wouldn't tell you that, it would just stop the command after some random amount of time has passed. >_< /usr/bin/cronlog is a "poor man's mailer" that writes cron output (if any) to HOME/cron.log. HOME can be superseded in the crontab file. The temporary output of /usr/bin/cronlog is written to /tmp/cron.XXX.log and /tmp/cron.XXX.log.err. These files are deleted if all goes well but can provide useful debugging information if HOME/cron.log cannot be written (e.g. on some network drives). /usr/bin/cronlog can be edited to suit particular needs. but, can't we put all the logs in the same place like /var/log by default? You probably have a good reason to stick it in HOME, I just thought I'd put the question out there. -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
- Original Message - From: "Andrew Louie" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | > | > /usr/bin/cronlog is a "poor man's mailer" that writes cron output (if any) | > to HOME/cron.log. HOME can be superseded in the crontab file. | > The temporary output of /usr/bin/cronlog is written to /tmp/cron.XXX.log and | > /tmp/cron.XXX.log.err. These files are deleted if all goes well but can | > provide useful debugging information if HOME/cron.log cannot be written | > (e.g. on some network drives). | > /usr/bin/cronlog can be edited to suit particular needs. | > | but, can't we put all the logs in the same place like /var/log by default? | You probably have a good reason to stick it in HOME, I just thought | I'd put the question out there. I thought HOME was more likely to be writable by a random user. For now I would like to keep it that way and accumulate some feedback. It's also easy to customize. For example currently cronlog only saves the last output, some people may want to save everything. To make it more flexible there could be environment variables in the crontab to tell cronlog what to save and where to save it. But I prefer to start simple. Pierre -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
On 11-Apr-2007 12:49, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: If /usr/sbin/sendmail does not point to a mailer, the cron postinstall script links it to the (new) script /usr/bin/cronlog. Isn't this a bit aggressive? Cron isn't the only one who might be using sendmail, you know... Might it not be better if crond would be made smart enough to run /usr/bin/cronlog in case /usr/sbin/sendmail doesn't exist? Aside from that, the cron postinstall just removed my existing sendmail symlink (to ssmtp), leaving me without one. Your code does: # Link sendmail to a poor man's mailer if sendmail # does not exist (e.g. dangling symlink) # Handle the .exe mess [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe which is broken in the case of an existing symlink /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe -> /usr/sbin/ssmtp.exe (as created by current versions of ssmtp-config and ln). – Michael -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
- Original Message - From: "Michael Schaap" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | On 11-Apr-2007 12:49, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | > If /usr/sbin/sendmail does not point to a mailer, the cron postinstall script | > links it to the (new) script /usr/bin/cronlog. | > | | Isn't this a bit aggressive? Cron isn't the only one who might be using | sendmail, you know... | Might it not be better if crond would be made smart enough to run | /usr/bin/cronlog in case /usr/sbin/sendmail doesn't exist? | | Aside from that, the cron postinstall just removed my existing sendmail | symlink (to ssmtp), leaving me without one. | Your code does: | | # Link sendmail to a poor man's mailer if sendmail | # does not exist (e.g. dangling symlink) | # Handle the .exe mess | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] || | ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe | | which is broken in the case of an existing symlink | /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe -> /usr/sbin/ssmtp.exe (as created by current | versions of ssmtp-config and ln). | | – Michael Sorry, I thought I had tested that and I don't see why it happened. Exactly what did you observe? If you had either /usr/sbin/sendmail or /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe pointing to an existing file, then "ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog " should not have run. If you had both /usr/sbin/sendmail already pointing to a file and /usr/sbin/senmail.exe existed (not necessarily pointing to anything) , which guarantees confusion, then the second one was removed. That's a little aggressive, I should make it conditional on cronlog being newly linked. Pierre -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
On 11-Apr-2007 16:15, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: - Original Message - From: "Michael Schaap" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | On 11-Apr-2007 12:49, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | > If /usr/sbin/sendmail does not point to a mailer, the cron postinstall script | > links it to the (new) script /usr/bin/cronlog. | > | | Isn't this a bit aggressive? Cron isn't the only one who might be using | sendmail, you know... | Might it not be better if crond would be made smart enough to run | /usr/bin/cronlog in case /usr/sbin/sendmail doesn't exist? | | Aside from that, the cron postinstall just removed my existing sendmail | symlink (to ssmtp), leaving me without one. | Your code does: | | # Link sendmail to a poor man's mailer if sendmail | # does not exist (e.g. dangling symlink) | # Handle the .exe mess | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] || | ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe | | which is broken in the case of an existing symlink | /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe -> /usr/sbin/ssmtp.exe (as created by current | versions of ssmtp-config and ln). | | – Michael Sorry, I thought I had tested that and I don't see why it happened. Exactly what did you observe? If you had either /usr/sbin/sendmail or /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe pointing to an existing file, then "ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog " should not have run. If you had both /usr/sbin/sendmail already pointing to a file and /usr/sbin/senmail.exe existed (not necessarily pointing to anything) , which guarantees confusion, then the second one was removed. That's a little aggressive, I should make it conditional on cronlog being newly linked. "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true when a symlink "/usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" exists. If you have to do this by symlinking sendmail (which I still don't like, but that's just me), can't you move the creation to cron-config, so you can ask the user for permission before you do it? - Michael -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
- Original Message - From: "Michael Schaap" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | On 11-Apr-2007 16:15, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | > - Original Message - | > From: "Michael Schaap" | > To: | > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:03 AM | > Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | > | > | > | On 11-Apr-2007 12:49, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | > | > If /usr/sbin/sendmail does not point to a mailer, the cron postinstall script | > | > links it to the (new) script /usr/bin/cronlog. | > | > | > | | > | Isn't this a bit aggressive? Cron isn't the only one who might be using | > | sendmail, you know... | > | Might it not be better if crond would be made smart enough to run | > | /usr/bin/cronlog in case /usr/sbin/sendmail doesn't exist? | > | | > | Aside from that, the cron postinstall just removed my existing sendmail | > | symlink (to ssmtp), leaving me without one. | > | Your code does: | > | | > | # Link sendmail to a poor man's mailer if sendmail | > | # does not exist (e.g. dangling symlink) | > | # Handle the .exe mess | > | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] || | > | ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail | > | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe | > | | > | which is broken in the case of an existing symlink | > | /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe -> /usr/sbin/ssmtp.exe (as created by current | > | versions of ssmtp-config and ln). | > | | > | – Michael | > | > Sorry, I thought I had tested that and I don't see why it happened. | > Exactly what did you observe? | > If you had either /usr/sbin/sendmail or /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe pointing | > to an existing file, then "ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog " should not have run. | > If you had both /usr/sbin/sendmail already pointing to a file and /usr/sbin/senmail.exe | > existed (not necessarily pointing to anything) , which guarantees confusion, | > then the second one was removed. That's a little aggressive, I should make | > it conditional on cronlog being newly linked. | > | "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true when a symlink | "/usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" exists. Precisely if "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true then || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail shouldn't run. I just tested that again on my system.. | If you have to do this by symlinking sendmail (which I still don't like, | but that's just me), can't you move the creation to cron-config, so you | can ask the user for permission before you do it? Yes, but there are always those that do it by hand and then complain. I absolutely want to avoid disturbing existing installations, so understanding exactly what happened would help. Pierre -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
On 11-Apr-2007 16:30, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true when a symlink | "/usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" exists. Precisely if "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true then || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail shouldn't run. Indeed it doesn't. But then: [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe does run. – Michael (I can't stand that syntax, by the way. It's so much easier to see what's going on when you use a proper "if"...) -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
- Original Message - From: "Michael Schaap" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:42 AM Subject: ***[Possible UCE]*** Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | On 11-Apr-2007 16:30, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | > | "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true when a symlink | > | "/usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" exists. | > | > Precisely if "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true then | > || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail | > shouldn't run. | > | Indeed it doesn't. But then: | | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe | | does run. | | – Michael | | (I can't stand that syntax, by the way. It's so much easier to see | what's going on when you use a proper "if"...) Except if that if /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe did exist in the first place (not a dangling link) then cronlog would not have been linked, for the same reason: [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] and thus the rm -f would not do anything except possibly remove a dangling symlink. I still don't understand what happened. Pierre -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
On 11-Apr-2007 16:30, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | If you have to do this by symlinking sendmail (which I still don't like, | but that's just me), can't you move the creation to cron-config, so you | can ask the user for permission before you do it? Yes, but there are always those that do it by hand and then complain. Yeah, but it they ignore the excellent installation and diagnostics scripts included in your package, they've deserved all the abuse they're going to get on this list, no? :-) I absolutely want to avoid disturbing existing installations, so understanding exactly what happened would help. But even when this bug is fixed, simply installing cron will silently create a somewhat dysfunctional sendmail, on machines where ssmtp or exim isn't installed or configured. This means that if another program tries to use sendmail, it will seem to work and there won't be any error message. It would be best, IMHO, if you didn't create symlink at all, to a sendmail that can't send mail, but if you have to, it should at least be done after warning the user very loudly. – Michael -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
On 11-Apr-2007 16:51, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: - Original Message - From: "Michael Schaap" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:42 AM Subject: ***[Possible UCE]*** Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | On 11-Apr-2007 16:30, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | > | "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true when a symlink | > | "/usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" exists. | > | > Precisely if "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true then | > || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail | > shouldn't run. | > | Indeed it doesn't. But then: | | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe | | does run. | | – Michael | | (I can't stand that syntax, by the way. It's so much easier to see | what's going on when you use a proper "if"...) Except if that if /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe did exist in the first place (not a dangling link) then cronlog would not have been linked, for the same reason: [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] and thus the rm -f would not do anything except possibly remove a dangling symlink. I still don't understand what happened. Okay, I have a symlink sendmail.exe -> /usr/sbin/ssmtp.exe The following code: [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail does nothing, since "-e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" is true. Then this code runs: [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe and *does* "rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe", since "-e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" is (still) true. I'd just rewrite this as a proper "if". Much easier to read and maintain. (I don't really see what you're trying to do with that last statement anyway. In which situation is it supposed to do something useful?) – Michael -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
- Original Message - From: "Michael Schaap" <> To: Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:42 AM Subject: ***[Possible UCE]*** Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | On 11-Apr-2007 16:30, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | > | "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true when a symlink | > | "/usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" exists. | > | > Precisely if "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true then | > || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail | > shouldn't run. | > | Indeed it doesn't. But then: | | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe | | does run. OK, I see what's happening. [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] as well as [ -L /usr/sbin/sendmail ] are true when sendmail does not exist while sendmail.exe does. I need a much more elaborate test to detect when both exist. Thanks for the report. Pierre -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
On 11-Apr-2007 17:08, Michael Schaap wrote: On 11-Apr-2007 16:51, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: - Original Message - From: "Michael Schaap" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:42 AM Subject: ***[Possible UCE]*** Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1 | On 11-Apr-2007 16:30, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: | > | "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true when a symlink | > | "/usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" exists. | > | > Precisely if "[ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ]" is true then | > || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail | > shouldn't run. | > | Indeed it doesn't. But then: | | [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe | | does run. | | – Michael | | (I can't stand that syntax, by the way. It's so much easier to see | what's going on when you use a proper "if"...) Except if that if /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe did exist in the first place (not a dangling link) then cronlog would not have been linked, for the same reason: [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] and thus the rm -f would not do anything except possibly remove a dangling symlink. I still don't understand what happened. Okay, I have a symlink sendmail.exe -> /usr/sbin/ssmtp.exe The following code: [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail -o -e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe ] || ln -sf /usr/bin/cronlog /usr/sbin/sendmail does nothing, since "-e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" is true. Then this code runs: [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] && rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe and *does* "rm -f /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe", since "-e /usr/sbin/sendmail.exe" is (still) true. Make that: ..., since "-e /usr/sbin/sendmail" is true. I'd just rewrite this as a proper "if". Much easier to read and maintain. (I don't really see what you're trying to do with that last statement anyway. In which situation is it supposed to do something useful?) – Michael -- 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/
Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: cron 4.1-1
Pierre A. Humblet ieee.org> writes: > > OK, I see what's happening. > [ -e /usr/sbin/sendmail ] as well as [ -L /usr/sbin/sendmail ] are true > when sendmail does not exist while sendmail.exe does. > I need a much more elaborate test to detect when both exist. Or, you can wait for me to release coreutils 6.9-1, where 'ln -sf' will take care of the broken sendmail.exe link at the same time as creating the working plain sendmail link. But FWIW, I agree with the sentiment that your postinstall script should NOT be touching sendmail; you should be saving that for cron-config. -- Eric Blake -- 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/
Copy and paste shortcut
To whom it may concern, I read the following ad it all works; More precisely: Start up bash by doing Start -> Programs -> Cygwin -> Cygwin Bash\ Shell. Right click on the icon in the upper left of the title bar and select properties Under Options, select 'QuickEdit Mode', hit ok Select 'Modify shortcut that started this window', hit ok To copy from a Cygwin Bash window, highlight the text by left clicking and dragging the mouse, then hit the enter key to copy the text. To paste into a Cygwin Bash window, click on the icon in the upper left of the window menu bar and then do edit -> paste or do Alt-Space e p That is, hold down the Alt key, hit the space bar, let up on the Alt key, type an e and then a p. My question is, "Is there a way to create a shortcut for Alt-space, e, then p?" Can this be with fewer key strokes? Thanks in advance! Buff -- 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/
Re: Copy and paste shortcut
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Buff Miner wrote: > To whom it may concern, > > I read the following ad it all works; > > More precisely: > Start up bash by doing Start -> Programs -> Cygwin -> Cygwin Bash\ Shell. > Right click on the icon in the upper left of the title bar and select > properties > Under Options, select 'QuickEdit Mode', hit ok > Select 'Modify shortcut that started this window', hit ok > To copy from a Cygwin Bash window, highlight the text by left clicking and > dragging the mouse, then hit the enter key to copy the text. > > To paste into a Cygwin Bash window, click on the icon in the upper left of > the window menu bar and then do edit -> paste or do Alt-Space e p That is, > hold down the Alt key, hit the space bar, let up on the Alt key, type an e > and then a p. > > My question is, "Is there a way to create a shortcut for Alt-space, e, then > p?" Can this be with fewer key strokes? Right-click. Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_[EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`'-. ;-;;,_Igor Peshansky, Ph.D. (name changed!) |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' old name: Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Freedom is just another word for "nothing left to lose"... -- Janis Joplin -- 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/
RE: Copy and paste shortcut
On 11 April 2007 17:14, Buff Miner wrote: > My question is, "Is there a way to create a shortcut for Alt-space, e, then > p?" Just modify the accelerator keys in the resource file for cmd.exe and recompile Windows from source. Oh, hang on . :-) > Can this be with fewer key strokes? A right-mouse-click has the same effect but I don't think there's any way to change the shortcut. It gets to be very fast with a bit of practice. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today -- 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/
RE: Copy and paste shortcut
Buff Miner wrote on 11 April 2007 17:14: > > More precisely: > Start up bash by doing Start -> Programs -> Cygwin -> Cygwin > Bash\ Shell. > Right click on the icon in the upper left of the title bar > and select properties Under Options, select 'QuickEdit Mode', > hit ok Select 'Modify shortcut that started this window', hit > ok To copy from a Cygwin Bash window, highlight the text by > left clicking and dragging the mouse, then hit the enter key > to copy the text. Or, left-click, drag, and right-click. Saves moving your hand back to the keyboard. > To paste into a Cygwin Bash window, click on the icon in the > upper left of the window menu bar and then do edit -> paste > or do Alt-Space e p That is, hold down the Alt key, hit the > space bar, let up on the Alt key, type an e and then a p. > > My question is, "Is there a way to create a shortcut for > Alt-space, e, then p?" Can this be with fewer key strokes? Maybe I misunderstood what you are asking, but if you have 'QuickEdit Mode' mode enabled, then you can paste into the Cygwin Bash window by clicking with the right mouse button. It's not a keyboard shortcut, but it is quick and easy! Tim. === cut here Tim Adye [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hepunx.rl.ac.uk/~adye BaBar/Atlas Groups, Particle Physics Dept, Rutherford Appleton Lab -- 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/
Re: Copy and paste shortcut
Igor, Thanks! Buff On 4/11/07 1:09 PM, "Igor Peshansky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Buff Miner wrote: > >> To whom it may concern, >> >> I read the following ad it all works; >> >> More precisely: >> Start up bash by doing Start -> Programs -> Cygwin -> Cygwin Bash\ Shell. >> Right click on the icon in the upper left of the title bar and select >> properties >> Under Options, select 'QuickEdit Mode', hit ok >> Select 'Modify shortcut that started this window', hit ok >> To copy from a Cygwin Bash window, highlight the text by left clicking and >> dragging the mouse, then hit the enter key to copy the text. >> >> To paste into a Cygwin Bash window, click on the icon in the upper left of >> the window menu bar and then do edit -> paste or do Alt-Space e p That is, >> hold down the Alt key, hit the space bar, let up on the Alt key, type an e >> and then a p. >> >> My question is, "Is there a way to create a shortcut for Alt-space, e, then >> p?" Can this be with fewer key strokes? > > Right-click. > Igor -- 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/
1.5.24-2: libusb-win32
Dear Reader, I used your libusb-win32 (the testlibusb worked). mine linker couldnt find the usb functions. Do you have any idea where to look? Regards Maurits Kooiman Result of the make-file: make -k all Building file: ../main.cpp Invoking: GCC C++ Compiler g++ -O3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -MMD -MP -MF"main.d" -MT"main.d" -o"main.o" "../main.cpp" Finished building: ../main.cpp Building target: NXTinterface.exe Invoking: GCC C++ Linker g++ -o"NXTinterface.exe" ./main.o ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xe1): undefined reference to `_usb_init' ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xe6): undefined reference to `_usb_find_busses' ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xeb): undefined reference to `_usb_find_devices' ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xf0): undefined reference to `_usb_get_busses' ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xf5): undefined reference to `_usb_get_busses' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [NXTinterface.exe] Error 1 make: Target `all' not remade because of errors. Build complete for project NXTinterface -- 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/
1.5.24-2: libusb-win32
Dear Reader, I used your libusb-win32 (the testlibusb worked). mine linker couldnt find the usb functions. Do you have any idea where to look? Regards Maurits Kooiman Result of the make-file: make -k all Building file: ../main.cpp Invoking: GCC C++ Compiler g++ -O3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -MMD -MP -MF"main.d" -MT"main.d" -o"main.o" "../main.cpp" Finished building: ../main.cpp Building target: NXTinterface.exe Invoking: GCC C++ Linker g++ -o"NXTinterface.exe" ./main.o ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xe1): undefined reference to `_usb_init' ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xe6): undefined reference to `_usb_find_busses' ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xeb): undefined reference to `_usb_find_devices' ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xf0): undefined reference to `_usb_get_busses' ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xf5): undefined reference to `_usb_get_busses' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [NXTinterface.exe] Error 1 make: Target `all' not remade because of errors. Build complete for project NXTinterface -- 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/
Re: 1.5.24-2: libusb-win32
Maurits Kooiman wrote: > I used your libusb-win32 (the testlibusb worked). > mine linker couldnt find the usb functions. > > Do you have any idea where to look? > > Regards > Maurits Kooiman > > Result of the make-file: > > make -k all > Building file: ../main.cpp > Invoking: GCC C++ Compiler > g++ -O3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -MMD -MP -MF"main.d" -MT"main.d" > -o"main.o" "../main.cpp" > Finished building: ../main.cpp > > Building target: NXTinterface.exe > Invoking: GCC C++ Linker > g++ -o"NXTinterface.exe" ./main.o > ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xe1): undefined reference to `_usb_init' > ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xe6): undefined reference to `_usb_find_busses' > ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xeb): undefined reference to `_usb_find_devices' > ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xf0): undefined reference to `_usb_get_busses' > ./main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0xf5): undefined reference to `_usb_get_busses' > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status How do you expect this to ever work? You're not telling to link against the library. It's not a mind reader, you need to give it -lusb. Brian -- 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/
bash: tar: command not found
I have installed cygwin on Windows XP using the default setup. When I try to use tar, I am getting "bash: tar: command not found." If I try to reinstall tar using the setup utility, it copies some files, but then gives a "no package" note, and tar still won't work in cygwin. Any ideas how to fix this? Thank you. -- 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/
cygwin svn client and tortoise svn
Hi there, I have a svn repository on my pc (the repository has been created under cygwin) and I am able to perform whatever svn operation when using the cygwin svn client e.g. $ svn status $ svn update etc. On top of that, I've installed tortoisesvn for windows xp and for those directories which are svn workspaces (I am referring to the user folders after a checkout has been done and not the directories in the actual svn repository), tortoisesvn identifies these directories as user workspaces and provides the svn context menu for those. These context menus allow to perform SVN update, SVN Commit, etc. Now the issue I am having is that when I try to run SVN update from Tortoisesvn context menu, I get the following error message: ErrorUnable to open an ra_local session to URL ErrorUnable to open repository 'file:///cygdrive/c/home/arcrep/trunk/samples' Any idea why I am getting this issue ? Are the entries in the .svn sub directory not in the correct format for tortoisesvn to use (these entries were initially created by cygwin client svn since the initial checkout was done with cygwin client svn) ? Many thanks, Teggy -- 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/
Re: cygwin svn client and tortoise svn
svn switch --help Use "C:\home\arcrep\trunk\samples" instead of "/cygdrive/c/home/arcrep/trunk/samples". -- 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/
Re: bash: tar: command not found
On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 01:57:33PM -0700, Cheney, Christian wrote: >I have installed cygwin on Windows XP using the default setup. When I >try to use tar, I am getting "bash: tar: command not found." If I try >to reinstall tar using the setup utility, it copies some files, but then >gives a "no package" note, and tar still won't work in cygwin. Any >ideas how to fix this? Thank you. The details mentioned here would probably help: VV >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html cgf -- 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/
Re: cygwin svn client and tortoise svn
svn switch --relocate file:///cygdrive/c/home/arcrep/trunk/samples file:///C:\home\arcrep\trunk\samples . -- 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/
RE: bash: tar: command not found
Please expound. Been there, done that. Hence, the post. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 2:36 PM To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: bash: tar: command not found On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 01:57:33PM -0700, Cheney, Christian wrote: >I have installed cygwin on Windows XP using the default setup. When I >try to use tar, I am getting "bash: tar: command not found." If I try >to reinstall tar using the setup utility, it copies some files, but then >gives a "no package" note, and tar still won't work in cygwin. Any >ideas how to fix this? Thank you. The details mentioned here would probably help: VV >Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html cgf -- 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/
Re: /etc/bash_completion & svn/svk completion
_svn* are out of date in /etc/bash_completion. My recommendation is to remove _svn* from /etc/bash_completion to /etc/bash_completion.d/svn (similar to /etc/bash_completion.d/svk). This way, the default bash completion is unchanged. However, if someone wants to use the latest bash completion for svn (e.g. /usr/src/subversion/tools/client-side/bash_completion) they only need to replace the svn file with a symbolic link. With this method, _svn* is only sourced once, versus twice. -- 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/
Re: bash: tar: command not found
Cheney, Christian wrote: learn.to/quote <-- please do (no TOFU*, in particular) And PCYMTNQREAIYR* while you are at it. (*http://cygwin.com/acronyms) Christopher Faylor wrote: On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 01:57:33PM -0700, Cheney, Christian wrote: I have installed cygwin on Windows XP using the default setup. When I try to use tar, I am getting "bash: tar: command not found." If I try to reinstall tar using the setup utility, it copies some files, but then gives a "no package" note, and tar still won't work in cygwin. Any ideas how to fix this? Thank you. The details mentioned here would probably help: VV Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Please expound. Been there, done that. Hence, the post. I didn't see cygcheck output attached to your previous post. Therefore, you either did not follow the instructions, or your mailer is broken. -- Matthew Not to be used as a flotation device. -- 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/
Re: bash: tar: command not found
>>I didn't see cygcheck output attached to your previous post. Therefore, >>you either did not follow the instructions, or your mailer is broken. My bad :0) cygcheck.out Description: cygcheck.out -- 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/
Re: bash: tar: command not found
Cheney, Christian wrote: I didn't see cygcheck output attached to your previous post. Therefore, you either did not follow the instructions, or your mailer is broken. My bad :0) OK, 'tar' is installed. Given your description of the problem and your subsequent problems with reinstalling, I'm guessing that 'setup.exe' didn't finish doing its work. Look in '/etc/postinstall' and see if there are any scripts there that don't end in ".done". Also, check '/var/log/setup.log.full' for any messages that would indicate the problem. In the worst case, you can try running each of the scripts in '/etc/postinstall' manually. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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/
RE: bash: tar: command not found
>>Look in '/etc/postinstall' and see if there are any scripts there >>that don't end in ".done". There are none >>Also, check '/var/log/setup.log.full' for any messages that would >>indicate the problem. I can't see anything. Take a look. >>In the worst case, you can try running each of the scripts >>in '/etc/postinstall' manually. $ bash -rcfile tar.sh.done install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar' install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar' [EMAIL PROTECTED] /cygdrive/c/cygwin/etc/postinstall $ tar bash: tar: command not found Interestingly enough, I went to the installation file to check to see if I could manually unzip tar.exe to the /bin directory. After running bunzip2 on the tar-1.16.1-1.tar.bz2, I opened the resulting tar-1.16-1.tar file in winzip. I tried to extract the tar.exe file, and it gave me a "Cannot copy file: Cannot read from the source file or disk" error. This is in contrast to what happens when I manually extract the rmt.exe file, which gives me no error. I can send you the 2 MB file if you want. setup.log.full Description: setup.log.full -- 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/
Re: bash: tar: command not found
Cheney, Christian wrote: Look in '/etc/postinstall' and see if there are any scripts there that don't end in ".done". There are none Also, check '/var/log/setup.log.full' for any messages that would indicate the problem. I can't see anything. Take a look. In the worst case, you can try running each of the scripts in '/etc/postinstall' manually. $ bash -rcfile tar.sh.done install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar' install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar' [EMAIL PROTECTED] /cygdrive/c/cygwin/etc/postinstall $ tar bash: tar: command not found Interestingly enough, I went to the installation file to check to see if I could manually unzip tar.exe to the /bin directory. After running bunzip2 on the tar-1.16.1-1.tar.bz2, I opened the resulting tar-1.16-1.tar file in winzip. I tried to extract the tar.exe file, and it gave me a "Cannot copy file: Cannot read from the source file or disk" error. This is in contrast to what happens when I manually extract the rmt.exe file, which gives me no error. I can send you the 2 MB file if you want. Don't extract things using non-Cygwin tools unless you really know what you're doing (or have been told to do so). You can make a real mess doing this. If you're saying by the above that you have c:\cygwin\bin\bunzip2.exe and can run it from the shell the same way as you are attempting to run 'tar', then I would say that you have a bad tar package. Try installing it from a different mirror and see if that helps. FWIW, 'setup.exe' reports 'tar-1.16.1-1.tar.bz2' as a 696K file. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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/
Re: bash: tar: command not found
On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 05:25:08PM -0700, Cheney, Christian wrote: >>>Look in '/etc/postinstall' and see if there are any scripts there >>>that don't end in ".done". >There are none > >>>Also, check '/var/log/setup.log.full' for any messages that would >>>indicate the problem. >I can't see anything. Take a look. > >>>In the worst case, you can try running each of the scripts >>>in '/etc/postinstall' manually. > >$ bash -rcfile tar.sh.done >install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar' >install-info: menu item `tar' already exists, for file `tar' > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] /cygdrive/c/cygwin/etc/postinstall >$ tar >bash: tar: command not found How about running /usr/bin/tar? Sounds like you just don't have the PATH set up correctly? cgf -- 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/
Re: Copy and paste shortcut
hi BM> My question is, "Is there a way to create a shortcut for Alt-space, e, then BM> p?" Can this be with fewer key strokes? BM> Thanks in advance! $ echo "\"\\e[2~\" paste-from-clipboard # bind the insert key to paste from the clipboard" >> ~/.inputrc -- oleyk -- 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/
problem with setuid
hello.. i'm trying tu run a process with low privileges, (mysql) server, with a mysql user, but this cannot be change, i'm using the Administrator account as root. and i create a mysql user into de windows users and expoted it to the passwd table. a synopsis of this [code] svr ~ # cat /etc/passwd SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18:: portage:*:250:250:,S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1015:/usr/portae:/bin/false apache:*:81:81:,S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1019:/var/www:/bin/nologin mysql:*:60:60:U-SVR\mysql,S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1021:/var/lib/mysql:/bin/nologin root:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:0:0:U-SVR\Administrador,S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-500:/home/Administrador:/bin/bash Invitado:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:501:513:U-SVR\Invitado,S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-501:/home/Invitado:/bin/bash svr ~ # svr ~ # cat /etc/group root:S-1-5-32-544:0: portage:S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1015:250:root apache:S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1019:81: wheel:S-1-5-18:10:root SYSTEM:S-1-5-18:18: Ninguno:S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-513:513: Administradores:S-1-5-32-544:0: Duplicadores:S-1-5-32-552:552: Invitados:S-1-5-32-546:546: Operadores de configuración de red:S-1-5-32-556:556: Operadores de copia:S-1-5-32-551:551: Usuarios:S-1-5-32-545:545: Usuarios avanzados:S-1-5-32-547:547: Usuarios de escritorio remoto:S-1-5-32-555:555: HelpServicesGroup:S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1001:1001: aweonao:S-1-5-32-544:500: utmp:S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1017:409: mysql:S-1-5-21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1021:60: [/code] for test, i'm using the following command... [code] svr test # start-stop-daemon --start -c mysql -q -x /usr/bin/yes start-stop-daemon: Unable to set uid to mysql svr test # [/code] when i made a strace for the procces, this is the result (cutted to the point of problem) [code] 120 2197588 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 extract_nt_dom_user: pw_gecos 6B1384 (U-SVR\mysql,S-1-5- 21-527237240-484763869-1202660629-1021) 87233 2284821 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 initgroups32: 0 = initgroups (mysql, 60) 95 2284916 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 seteuid32: uid: 60 myself->uid: 0 myself->gid: 60 65 2284981 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 seteuid32: Found token -1 2802 2287783 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 seterrno_from_win_error: /ext/build/netrel/src/cygwin-1. 5.24-2/winsup/cygwin/sec_helper.cc:422 windows error 1300 125 2287908 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 geterrno_from_win_error: unknown windows error 1300, set ting errno to 13 50 2287958 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 __set_errno: void seterrno_from_win_error(const char*, i nt, DWORD):310 val 13 52 2288010 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 set_privilege: -1 = set_privilege ((token 6BC) SeCreateT okenPrivilege, 1) 9221 2297231 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 seterrno_from_win_error: /ext/build/netrel/src/cygwin-1. 5.24-2/winsup/cygwin/security.cc:889 windows error 1314 88 2297319 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 geterrno_from_win_error: unknown windows error 1314, set ting errno to 13 49 2297368 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 __set_errno: void seterrno_from_win_error(const char*, i nt, DWORD):310 val 13 1002 2298370 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 create_token: -1 = create_token () 149 2298519 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 seteuid32: create token failed, try subauthentication. 2872 2301391 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 seterrno_from_win_error: /ext/build/netrel/src/cygwin-1. . 5.24-2 /winsup/cygwin/security.cc:961 windows error 5 1741 2306707 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 geterrno_from_win_error: windows error 5 == errno 13 109 2306816 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 __set_errno: void seterrno_from_win_error(const char*, i nt, DWORD):310 val 13 81 2306897 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 setuid32: real: 0, effective: 0 1591 2308488 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: sendsig 0x700, pid 1216, signal -34, its_me 1 69 2308557 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: wakeup 0x6C8 3527 2312084 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: Waiting for pack.wakeup 0x6C8 1793 2313877 [sig] start-stop-daemon 1216 wait_sig: signalling pack.wakeup 0x6C8 70125 2384002 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: returning 0x0 from sending signal -34 181 2384183 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 fhandler_base::write: binary write start-stop-daemon: 791 2384974 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: sendsig 0x700, pid 1216, si gnal -34, its_me 1 365 2385339 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: wakeup 0x6C8 77 2385416 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: Waiting for pack.wakeup 0x6C8 798 2386214 [sig] start-stop-daemon 1216 wait_sig: signalling pack.wakeup 0x6C8 676 2386890 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: returning 0x0 from sending signal -34 722 2387612 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 fhandler_base::write: binary write Unable to set uid to mysql 280 2387892 [main] start-stop-daemon 1216 sig_send: sendsig 0x700, pid 1216, signal -34, its_me 1 486 2388378 [main] start-st
Re: problem with setuid
Felipe Alcacibar wrote: hello.. i'm trying tu run a process with low privileges, (mysql) server, with a mysql user, but this cannot be change, i'm using the Administrator account as root. and i create a mysql user into de windows users and expoted it to the passwd table. [/code] for test, i'm using the following command... [code] svr test # start-stop-daemon --start -c mysql -q -x /usr/bin/yes start-stop-daemon: Unable to set uid to mysql Cygwin handles setuid differently. See http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-setuid The easiest way for you to run mysql as a lower-privileged user could be to run the runas command. For example runas /user:mysql c:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe Then from the newly spawned shell, try running the mysql command start-stop-daemon --start -c mysql -q -x /usr/bin/yes Best Regards, Carlo -- Carlo Florendo Softare Engineer/Network Co-Administrator Astra Philippines Inc. UP-Ayala Technopark, Diliman 1101, Quezon City Philippines http://www.astra.ph -- The Astra Group of Companies 5-3-11 Sekido, Tama City Tokyo 206-0011, Japan http://www.astra.co.jp -- 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/
