Is the nt server you're talking about a domain controller ? if so and you're loggin in the domain instead of the local domain ie the domain with the name of the workstation you're working on try using mkpasswd -d YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME_HERE > /etc/passwd
Teemu Kanstrén wrote: > > Hello, > > How do I create a new user to cygwin in windows nt-server? I have > succesfully created new users in nt workstation by adding a user with the > User Manager but in NT-server the user manager is for domains and even if > i use it to create a local user (by setting the domain to the computer > name) and then run "mkpasswd -l > /etc/passwd" i still get "login failed" > when i try to relogin to cygwin using the "login" command. I checked the > /etc/passwd file and the users had been added there but for some reason I > still cant login with them. So what am I doing wrong and how is adding > users to nt-server different from nt workstation? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
