Re: Username hassles
Larry Hall (Cygwin) reply-to-list-only...@cygwin.com writes: And the problem is that you want the files installed by Cygwin's setup.exe to use paul instead of MEAD8998. Yeah, that will happen because setup.exe is a Windows program and is going to use the Windows SID of the user installing it. If you prefer paul to be used, you need to do one of two things: 1. Remove the MEAD8998 user from your '/etc/passwd'. It's presumably before the paul user in the file and has the same SID. 2. chmod -R paul / /usr/bin /usr/lib If MEAD8998 and paul exist in your '/etc/passwd' file and share the same SID, use (1). Otherwise, use (2). I seem to have 'MEAD8998' and not 'paul'. And I'm guessing that your option 2 would have do be done more than once, as it doesn't change how setup.exe is installing files. In that case, it would probably be better all round if I use MEAD8998 throughout and drop 'paul', at least on that machine. So, I've tried to find where the user 'paul' is coming from and can't find anywhere to change that either. Where is the current username held, and how can I change it? Paul -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Paul Mead wrote: Larry Hall (Cygwin) reply-to-list-only...@cygwin.com writes: And the problem is that you want the files installed by Cygwin's setup.exe to use paul instead of MEAD8998. Yeah, that will happen because setup.exe is a Windows program and is going to use the Windows SID of the user installing it. If you prefer paul to be used, you need to do one of two things: 1. Remove the MEAD8998 user from your '/etc/passwd'. It's presumably before the paul user in the file and has the same SID. 2. chmod -R paul / /usr/bin /usr/lib If MEAD8998 and paul exist in your '/etc/passwd' file and share the same SID, use (1). Otherwise, use (2). I seem to have 'MEAD8998' and not 'paul'. And I'm guessing that your option 2 would have do be done more than once, as it doesn't change how setup.exe is installing files. 'setup.exe' installs files with the user name of the user that invoked 'setup.exe' so depending on who you update your Cygwin installation as, you may need to do this again. Obviously, it would be preferable to do the updates as the same user as you want to own the files. ;-) In that case, it would probably be better all round if I use MEAD8998 throughout and drop 'paul', at least on that machine. So, I've tried to find where the user 'paul' is coming from and can't find anywhere to change that either. Where is the current username held, and how can I change it? Cygwin gets user names from the '/etc/passwd' file. Perhaps you have a local user 'paul' on your machine? -- 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? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Larry Hall (Cygwin) reply-to-list-only...@cygwin.com writes: 'setup.exe' installs files with the user name of the user that invoked 'setup.exe' so depending on who you update your Cygwin installation as, you may need to do this again. Obviously, it would be preferable to do the updates as the same user as you want to own the files. ;-) In that case, it would probably be better all round if I use MEAD8998 throughout and drop 'paul', at least on that machine. So, I've tried to find where the user 'paul' is coming from and can't find anywhere to change that either. Where is the current username held, and how can I change it? Cygwin gets user names from the '/etc/passwd' file. Perhaps you have a local user 'paul' on your machine? I've just found it in my .profile. Must have put it there ages ago when I was having trouble with the emacs install. Now I'll try to see whether that cures my problem running cron... thanks for your help! Paul -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Username hassles
Hi, I've got cygwin running on a work machine with a weird username allocated by IS dept. Somehow I managed to make the user name on cygwin to be 'paul' but all the files loaded by cygwin setup are owned by 'MEAD8998'. Is there any way (short of complete reinstallation) of changing cygwin so that it uses 'paul' as the user for these files? Thanks Paul -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
* Paul Mead (Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:38:39 + (UTC)) Hi, I've got cygwin running on a work machine with a weird username allocated by IS dept. Somehow I managed to make the user name on cygwin to be 'paul' but all the files loaded by cygwin setup are owned by 'MEAD8998'. Is there any way (short of complete reinstallation) of changing cygwin so that it uses 'paul' as the user for these files? Untested: /etc/passwd? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Thorsten Kampe thors...@thorstenkampe.de writes: Untested: /etc/passwd? What should that do, I ran it but I'm none the wiser! -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
On Jul 13 15:29, Paul Mead wrote: Thorsten Kampe thors...@thorstenkampe.de writes: Untested: /etc/passwd? What should that do, I ran it but I'm none the wiser! You *ran* /etc/passwd? It's not a script. Maybe this helps: http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Corinna Vinschen corinna-cyg...@cygwin.com writes: On Jul 13 15:29, Paul Mead wrote: Thorsten Kampe thors...@thorstenkampe.de writes: Untested: /etc/passwd? What should that do, I ran it but I'm none the wiser! You *ran* /etc/passwd? It's not a script. Maybe this helps: http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html OK, so I wasn't supposed to type /etc/passwd then... Hopefully I haven't broken anything in the process. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out before I do anything else. Paul -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Corinna Vinschen corinna-cyg...@cygwin.com writes: http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html Corinna OK, so if I'm reading this right, I need to edit /etc/passwd to translate my 'paul' cygwin login to my XP 'MEAD8998' username. Then ownership of file owned by 'MEAD8998' will no longer be a problem. Is that about right? Paul -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Paul Mead wrote: Corinna Vinschen corinna-cyg...@cygwin.com writes: http://cygwin.com/1.7/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html Corinna OK, so if I'm reading this right, I need to edit /etc/passwd to translate my 'paul' cygwin login to my XP 'MEAD8998' username. Then ownership of file owned by 'MEAD8998' will no longer be a problem. Is that about right? Ownerships won't change. You're only telling Cygwin that the name to display for your user is MEAD8998 rather than paul. The user id (or SID in Windows) will not change (and you shouldn't change it in '/etc/passwd'). This is all details but since you asked the question, I figured the details where what you wanted. ;-) -- 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? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Larry Hall (Cygwin) reply-to-list-only...@cygwin.com writes: Ownerships won't change. You're only telling Cygwin that the name to display for your user is MEAD8998 rather than paul. The user id (or SID in Windows) will not change (and you shouldn't change it in '/etc/passwd'). This is all details but since you asked the question, I figured the details where what you wanted. ;-) Thanks Larry, I'll avoid changing the file in that case. Is there any way of dealing with this problem? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Paul Mead wrote: Larry Hall (Cygwin) reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com writes: http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR. Thanks. Ownerships won't change. You're only telling Cygwin that the name to display for your user is MEAD8998 rather than paul. The user id (or SID in Windows) will not change (and you shouldn't change it in '/etc/passwd'). This is all details but since you asked the question, I figured the details where what you wanted. ;-) Thanks Larry, I'll avoid changing the file in that case. Is there any way of dealing with this problem? And the problem is that you want the files installed by Cygwin's setup.exe to use paul instead of MEAD8998. Yeah, that will happen because setup.exe is a Windows program and is going to use the Windows SID of the user installing it. If you prefer paul to be used, you need to do one of two things: 1. Remove the MEAD8998 user from your '/etc/passwd'. It's presumably before the paul user in the file and has the same SID. 2. chmod -R paul / /usr/bin /usr/lib If MEAD8998 and paul exist in your '/etc/passwd' file and share the same SID, use (1). Otherwise, use (2). -- 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? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Larry Hall wrote: If you prefer paul to be used, you need to do one of two things: 1. Remove the MEAD8998 user from your '/etc/passwd'. It's presumably before the paul user in the file and has the same SID. 2. chmod -R paul / /usr/bin /usr/lib Correction: that should be chown, not chmod. If MEAD8998 and paul exist in your '/etc/passwd' file and share the same SID, use (1). Otherwise, use (2). -- Mark J. Reed markjr...@gmail.com -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: Username hassles
Mark J. Reed wrote: On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Larry Hall wrote: If you prefer paul to be used, you need to do one of two things: 1. Remove the MEAD8998 user from your '/etc/passwd'. It's presumably before the paul user in the file and has the same SID. 2. chmod -R paul / /usr/bin /usr/lib Correction: that should be chown, not chmod. Indeed. I meant to correct that before I sent it out. Thanks. -- 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? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
