Cygwin 1.7 Does not work
Hi there, today i tried to start using 1.7 , but there there where many problems like cygrunsrv -S init gives lots of init: error reading initrequest init: can't open /dev/console We got bind9 but nobody told how to install it and just tell me if init works so good in cygwin why not to have just init and cygserver as windows services and rest like httpd named, postgresql, proftpd etc in init scripts in which main process of cygwin like init and cygserver starts with windows and then init starts all procces with scripts in runlevel. this will give a kind of Linux feelling tell me if i am wrong This is just to starting any help Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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 1.7 Status
hi there, Ok, Now have installed cygwin 1.7 parrallel to 1.5, i just wanted to know that is 1.7 ready to be used insted of 1.5. I just want services like sshd bind DNS and others does work as they are suposed to work. I have compiled apache, mysql and php under 1.5 then copied them in 1.7, seems fine to me httpd -M, mysql_config and php-config answers as they are suppose to do. I am using fstab and Bind DNS as a new features, everything else is in the same way. So how about that is it ready to be used insted of 1.5 It's in quite a good shape but it's still a test release. See http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-announce/2009-01/msg00036.html yes i see that according to that i think i can use 1.7 Corinna Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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: SYSTEM Problem
hi, i just created a new user 'test' in windows and in /etc/passwd, in windows 'test' is a member of 'Users' group. Now when i run /bin/bash as SYSTEM User it 'su' to any user in there with valid shell, but it is not doing 'su' to User 'test'. So, i tried 'Runas' running CMD as SYSTEM user of windows its still not login in to bash as User 'test'. It saying 'Permission Denied'. I just wanted to know that as SYSTEM has rights to 'su' to any user why its not 'su' to user that i just created. If the process running as SYSTEM is started as or from a Windows service, the the user token of the process has not the create a token object right starting with Windows Server 2003. This disallows switching the user context if no password for the new user is given. Yes you are right, so do you have any sugestion/ideas how to do that on Windows XP SP2/NTFS/CYGWIN1.7. Does cyglsa in any way can help SYSTEM is only able to su to that users that are within its primary group thats Administrators/544 so, what i did was i made test user member of SYSTEM/18 group thats how SYSTEM was able to su to test user. but thats not a good idea to make a regular user part of SYSTEM group. code to run as SYSTEM is, if you want to try it and can get any solution to this. cygrunsrv -I runassys -p C:/WINDOWS/system32/cmd.exe -a /C start CMD.EXE /K C:\cygwin1.7\bin\bash.exe --login -i -i --nohide Corinna Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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 1.7 Status
hi there, Ok, Now have installed cygwin 1.7 parrallel to 1.5, i just wanted to know that is 1.7 ready to be used insted of 1.5. I just want services like sshd bind DNS and others does work as they are suposed to work. I have compiled apache, mysql and php under 1.5 then copied them in 1.7, seems fine to me httpd -M, mysql_config and php-config answers as they are suppose to do. I am using fstab and Bind DNS as a new features, everything else is in the same way. So how about that is it ready to be used insted of 1.5 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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/
How to get XFCE ?
Can anybody tell me how to get XFCE for cygwin 1.7, In details if someone can. Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- 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: How to get XFCE ?
* Jaspreet Singh (Sun, 8 Feb 2009 19:43:05 +0530 (IST)) Can anybody tell me how to get XFCE for cygwin 1.7, In details if someone can. http://sourceware.org/cygwinports/ How this works for cygwin 1.7, setup.exe 1.7 cant access this Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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/
SYSTEM Problem
hi, i just created a new user 'test' in windows and in /etc/passwd, in windows 'test' is a member of 'Users' group. Now when i run /bin/bash as SYSTEM User it 'su' to any user in there with valid shell, but it is not doing 'su' to User 'test'. So, i tried 'Runas' running CMD as SYSTEM user of windows its still not login in to bash as User 'test'. It saying 'Permission Denied'. I just wanted to know that as SYSTEM has rights to 'su' to any user why its not 'su' to user that i just created. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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: SYSTEM as root user
ok, Webmin got patched thats done, Now problem is that i just creted a new user 'test' with the help of useradmin module that worked fine too, user is added by my perl script that adds user to windows account then with /mkpasswd adds it to /etc/passwd, means thats valid but runing /bin/bash as SYSTEM get me to su root that is Administrator and even su to my User that is jaspreet member of Administrators group but it does not get me to su user 'test' that i just created. I think SYSTEM can su to any User. What about cyglsa or that CYGWIN=server passwd -R, can any of this can help. Any idea Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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: SYSTEM as root user
yes, you are right i thought of that too but i just gussing that reward to be root user goes to SYSTEM rather than Administrator coz SYSTEM has capability to use 'su'. Just a guess but you are right its easy to patch webmin to recognize SYSTEM not root than going into all the way installing Cygwin as SYSTEM and the making is root User. Thanks (Some Other Problems for WCAMP Layout) By the way Do you Know any really good IMAP/POP3 for cygwin with exim. UW does not works problem is that it only do cram-md5 login nothing else. and compiling php under cygwin with mysql support still searching for mysql.socket, dont have that coz its mysql client for windows mysql server. --- On Wed, 4/2/09, Corinna Vinschen corinna-cyg...@cygwin.com wrote: From: Corinna Vinschen corinna-cyg...@cygwin.com Subject: Re: SYSTEM as root user To: cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Wednesday, 4 February, 2009, 6:04 PM Oh please, http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR On Feb 4 17:41, Jaspreet Singh wrote: I was just gussing that if i made SYSTEM user as root user then the problem with the permissions will go I assume you read the Cygwin user's guide about NT security. So you know you can tweak /etc/passwd and rename SYSTEM to root and see what happens. away the only problem is that i cant ssh or anything else similar by root user as it will be SYSTEM user and it does not have any password Public key authentication allows to logon as SYSTEM using ssh. Btw., nothing keeps you from patching webmin to recognize the SYSTEM user as root user as well. 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/ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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: SYSTEM as root user
The reason is something that most of the people not be interested. Reason is that i am tring to port Webmin+Virtualmin to the Cygwin for web Administration as it is. I ran webmin as SYSTEM user and in cron module i gave it command like 'su USER -c crontab -l'. So webmin is now write crontab for other users. The reason is that SYSTEM user can 'su' to any user without any password needed now the problem is that webmin knows 'root' as superuser as it is in native in any linux system and in the cygwin it is 'Administrator' user it runs everything as it is supose to be but the problem comes when it is permissions on the conf files and other under /usr/local/webmin. I was just gussing that if i made SYSTEM user as root user then the problem with the permissions will go away the only problem is that i cant ssh or anything else similar by root user as it will be SYSTEM user and it does not have any password then the question apears what will happen to other application under that are under cygwin like chmod, named, httpd, and all the others. the procedure i thought is following in steps run bash as SYSTEM user (i got code how to do that) run setup.exe (i am using Cygwin 1.7) install just for me edit passwd to make copy of SYSTEM User to above all others and rename to root, Administrator become admin install webmin as root user what will next happen dont know Why webmin - it can do crontab for others, useradmin works fine, even mount works fine, and bunch of other things too --- On Wed, 4/2/09, Corinna Vinschen corinna-cyg...@cygwin.com wrote: From: Corinna Vinschen corinna-cyg...@cygwin.com Subject: Re: SYSTEM as root user To: cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Wednesday, 4 February, 2009, 3:25 PM On Feb 4 00:18, Jaspreet Singh wrote: hi, How about if i make SYSTEM user as root in cygwin and Administrators Group as root Group, even install Cygwin 1.7 by SYSTEM user, Does it effect on Cygwin working in any way. I don't understand exactly what you're up to. There's no really good reason to install Cygwin as SYSTEM user. You can install it just using any administrative account, that should lead to the most servicable results. The there's only one single godlike admin account called root concept of Unix is only partly imposable on Windows. 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/ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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/
Love the Cygwin Work
Hey Guys, I just Love the Cygwin Work by cygnus, even if nobody here replies or in any way answer to my Question/Problems. Its really good what i realy like was how it gets windows into linux like enviorment, Coz of this i almost created WCAMP Layout on Windows XP and even did that Webmin+Virtualmin for Virtual Hosting for bunch of my Websites that Does Nothing. So, I think no one will still not be intersting answering my Ques but i got another one for you Great Guys. On Cygwin 1.7 what if i make SYSTEM User to root than making Administrator and make Administrators Group root Group hows that gona works. Is there any i said any kind of mishappening in the Cygwin Working or it will still works as it is the same, Coz my guess is the Right to be 'root' goes to SYSTEM as its the Only Almight on windows, like it can 'su' to anything. And for the record there was somebody helped me to create useradd, groupadd etc Scripts for Cygwin i am using them like Perl Module under Perl as they are Perl Scripts. Thanks a Lot To That guy, as i can't Remember his/her ID Thanks and Thanks for Cygwin Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- 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/
SYSTEM as root user
hi, How about if i make SYSTEM user as root in cygwin and Administrators Group as root Group, even install Cygwin 1.7 by SYSTEM user, Does it effect on Cygwin working in any way. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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/
Need a good POP3/IMAP Server
Hello Guys and Grls, Anybody here got any of the POP3/IMAP server working under cygwin. UW does not in a way i want it to be and it only does cram-md5 login no other login. Anybody got Dovecot, courier-imap or cyrus-imap any of these working under Cygwin. Actually i am tring to complete a open source server system under windows with the help of Cygwin (calling it WCAMP Layout), I got apache, mysql (Client) and php succesefully compiled and working. Even got Webmin+Virtualmin working under cygwin. Now this layout contain Bind DNS, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP, Webmin and Virtualmin Working for last 8 months without any problem. Exim works good but it does not matter without there is no POP3 or IMAP. Last thing i know is that Dovecot works but does not support something that i dont know. But even dint found anything by gooling how that can be done, Even Dovecot people got in there requirements that it works under Cygwin but they got nothing in documentation How To Do That ?. If this works then theres gona be a new kind of server system. Anybody can help Thanks Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- 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/
SOMETHING NEW FOR CYGWIN USERS - Accounts::Userlib
hey there get this. -- #!/usr/bin/perl # Accounts::Userlib for CYGWIN # # NOTE: I am not responsible for any kind of harm done to your system or feelings because of this perl module. # # Requirements # 1. Perl on cygwin. # 2. Can only be used by Administrator of the system. # 3. /etc/passwd on cygwin with read, write and modify permission to Administrator. # 4. /usr/bin/mkpasswd on cygwin with execute permission to Administrator. # 5. NET USER command on Windows can be executed from cygwin and by Administrator. # 6. Do not forget to chown by Administrator and chmod 0700, so no other user on #your system can read, write, modify or execute this perl module and any other #script that you create that uses this module. # # Functions List # 1. Userlib::WinCheckUser(username) yes| no Verify a user existance in Windows Accounts for given username. # 2. Userlib::CygCheckUser(username) yes| no | Error Verify a user existance in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 3. Userlib::GetUser(username) data | | Error Returns userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 4. Userlib::GetPasswd(username) data | | Error Returns Passwd data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 5. Userlib::GetUID(username) data | | Error Returns UID data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 6. Userlib::GetGID(username) data | | Error Returns GID data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 7. Userlib::GetSID(username) data | | Error Returns SID data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 8. Userlib::GetHome(username) data | | Error Returns Home data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 9. Userlib::GetShell(username) data | | Error Returns Shell data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 10. Userlib::SetPasswd(username, passwd) Done | | Error Modify Passwd data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 11. Userlib::SetUID(username, UID) Done | | Error Modify UID data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 12. Userlib::SetGID(username, GID) Done | | Error Modify GID data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 13. Userlib::SetHome(username, home) Done | | Error Modify Home data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 14. Userlib::SetShell(username, shell) Done | | Error Modify Shell data from userstring data found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 15. Userlib::DelUser(username) Done | Error Delete userstring found in Cygwin /etc/passwd for given username. # 16. Userlib::AddUser(username, passwd, UID, GID, GCOS, Home, Shell) Done | Error Adds new userstring to Cygwin /etc/passwd. # 17. Userlib::GetWinUser(username) data | Error Returns default userstring from Cygwin /usr/bin/mkpasswd for given username. # 18. Userlib::GetWinPasswd(username) data | Error Returns Passwd found in default userstring from Cygwin /usr/bin/mkpasswd for given username. # 19. Userlib::GetWinUID(username) data | Error Returns UID found in default userstring from Cygwin /usr/bin/mkpasswd for given username. # 20. Userlib::GetWinGID(username) data | Error Returns GID found in default userstring from Cygwin /usr/bin/mkpasswd for given username. # 21. Userlib::GetWinGCOS(username) data | Error
ld: Cannot Find -lldap
hi Guys, i am facing a problem building mod_perl2 on cygwin. I have build apache2.2 on cygwin which is working properly and also installed Bundle::Apache from Cpan. The make command stuck at ld: cannot find -lldap and in the starting it says ( probably harmless ) cannot find -lldap. By building apache2.2 i got apxs and some files in lib directory and etc. Can anybody tell me how to build mod_perl2 under this situation. Thanks ! Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com -- 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/
Login as SYSTEM
Hey guys, i got login to bash shell as SYSTEM account. after loged in i can su to any user on my system without password. HOW it starts as localservice cygrunsrv -I runassys -p C:/windows/system32/cmd.exe -a /C start CMD.EXE /K D:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe --login -i -i --nohide net start runassys You are loged in as SYSTEM The thing is this that i want that 'su' work as it works under UNIX and cron to execute other users crontab. i think i can be done with perl script. Bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. You name it, we have it on http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- 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/
Permission Denied
hi guys, here's THE thing i installed cygwin with tar, make and perl as Administrator. then i created virtual user root in /etc/passwd copy of Administrator user in Windows uid 0 and there was already root group in /etc/group gid 0. Now the problem is that when i logon as administartor (as root in cygwin) and try to un-tar, gunzip any file or even try to install any perl module with cpan, it always exit with error like cannot change permission uid 1000, gid 1000 or cannot change permission uid 501, gid 20 and many other error like these. and what i see is that there is no user or group with these uid and gid in passwd and group file, not even any virtual user. need help Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in..promos.yahoo.com/groups/ -- 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: /dev/console
Din't found any log /dev/console in syslog.conf My syslog.conf # Log anything (except mail) of level info or higher. # Don't log private authentication messages! #*.info;mail.none;authpriv.none /var/log/messages # The authpriv file has restricted access. #authpriv.* /var/log/secure # Log all the mail messages in one place. #mail.* /var/log/maillog #For a start, use this simplifed approach. *.* /var/log/messages --- On Thu, 22/5/08, Corinna Vinschen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Corinna Vinschen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: /dev/console To: cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Thursday, 22 May, 2008, 6:50 PM On May 22 18:35, Jaspreet Singh wrote: i am getting some kinda error with init, its not executing scripts in runlevels. syslogd logs May 22 18:07:37 node1 init: PID 1832: `init' service stopped, exit status: 0 May 22 18:07:37 node1 init: open(/dev/console): Permission denied May 22 18:07:43 node1 init: can't open /dev/console May 22 18:07:43 node1 init: can't open /dev/console May 22 18:07:43 node1 init: Entering runlevel: 3 May 22 18:07:43 node1 init: open(/dev/console): Permission denied May 22 18:07:44 node1 init: PID 2744: `init' service started May 22 18:07:44 node1 webmin[2296]: Webmin starting May 22 18:07:45 node1 init: no more processes left in this runlevel May 22 18:18:31 node1 -- MARK -- You can't use /dev/console for logging. When running init as a service, it has no console. Change your syslogd configuration. 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/ Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! group at http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ -- 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/
/dev/console
i am getting some kinda error with init, its not executing scripts in runlevels. syslogd logs May 22 18:07:37 node1 init: PID 1832: `init' service stopped, exit status: 0 May 22 18:07:37 node1 init: open(/dev/console): Permission denied May 22 18:07:43 node1 init: can't open /dev/console May 22 18:07:43 node1 init: can't open /dev/console May 22 18:07:43 node1 init: Entering runlevel: 3 May 22 18:07:43 node1 init: open(/dev/console): Permission denied May 22 18:07:44 node1 init: PID 2744: `init' service started May 22 18:07:44 node1 webmin[2296]: Webmin starting May 22 18:07:45 node1 init: no more processes left in this runlevel May 22 18:18:31 node1 -- MARK -- anybody From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- 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 virtual user
just a qus? can we create virtual user in /etc/passwd file like for real user entry is test:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:real_UID:real_GID:name,U-PC\test,real_SID:/home/test:/bin/bash Now above is the real userstring for real user 'test'. can i create a virtual user in cygwin /etc/passwd with values of real user 'test'. like for virtual user entry is :unused_by_nt/2000/xp:real_UID:real_GID:name,U-PC\test,real_SID:/home/:/bin/false you can see that only login name, home dir and shell is changed. now i just want to know that how can login with /bin/bash, that doesn't matter. Real thing i want to know is that does this will work with ssh and telnet if i change shell to be /bin/bash and does it work with UW-IMAP, proftpd and UW-POP. like they recognize this user as a real user. Anybody got any idea ? Hey i got something else for cygwin users. I create perl script's for useradd, userdel, usermod, groupadd, groupmod and groupdel that works fine on windows XP sp2 (My System). It can also create user and group with same name. Code is really messy as i am newbi to perl. just started perl 4 days ago. Anybody like to try it. Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food and more. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- 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 virtual user
ok now i created virtual user with 'test' username. login and proftpd works and i can guess sshd and others work too. So username, UID, GID, first part of gcos like name of user, home directory and shell can be changed believe me. just 1 qus? more How to give some different password to virtual user as it only accepts password of same SID, last part of gcos Anybody ?? Now perl scripts also have virtualuser command to create virtual user with some real user SID. Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php/ -- 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 virtual user
you got any other idea how to chnage password. what about if i change unused_by_nt/XP/Pro --- On Tue, 13/5/08, Corinna Vinschen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Corinna Vinschen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: cygwin virtual user To: cygwin@cygwin.com Date: Tuesday, 13 May, 2008, 8:49 PM On May 13 20:35, Jaspreet Singh wrote: ok now i created virtual user with 'test' username. login and proftpd works and i can guess sshd and others work too. So username, UID, GID, first part of gcos like name of user, home directory and shell can be changed believe me. just 1 qus? more How to give some different password to virtual user as it only accepts password of same SID, last part of gcos That won't work. It's still the same underlying Windows user with the same Windows password. That should be clear from using the same SID. 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/ Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food and more. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- 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 perl useradd command
alright now i completed. this may be not optimized code but whatever this is
what i came up with
#!/usr/bin/perl
$userprefix = cygusr_;
$groupprefix = cyggrp_;
# Function Output Help/Usage
sub printhelp
{
print Perl useradd command for cygwin.\n;
print \n;
print usage :\n;
print -u : Username\n;
print -p : Password\n;
print -g : Initial Group\n;
print -c : Comments\n;
print -d : Home Directory\n;
print -s : Shell\n;
print -m : Copy /etc/skel/* to home_directory\n;
print -h : Show usage\n;
};
# Resolve passed arguments
$usr= ; # Username
$pass = ; # Password
$pUID = ; # UID
$pGID = ; # GID (Initial Group)
$comm = ; # Comments
$home = ; # Home Directory
$shell = ; # User Shell
$createhome = ;
while ($ARGV[$i])
{
if ($ARGV[$i] eq -h)
{
die printhelp;
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq -u)
{
$usr = $ARGV[$i + 1];
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq -p)
{
$pass = $ARGV[$i + 1];
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq -g)
{
$pGID = $ARGV[$i + 1];
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq -c)
{
$comm = $ARGV[$i + 1];
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq -d)
{
$home = $ARGV[$i + 1];
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq -s)
{
$shell = $ARGV[$i + 1];
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq -m)
{
$createhome = $ARGV[$i];
}
$i++;
}
if ($usr eq )
{
die printhelp;
}
if ($pGID eq )
{
$pGID = default;
}
else
{
# If GID is specified in the arguments then we find out the
# GID Numeric
# for cygwin verification we open : /etc/group
open(GROUP, /etc/group) || die Can't open group for reading.\n;
while (GROUP)
{
($gname, $sid, $ggid, $list) = split(/:/);
if (($ggid eq $pGID) || ($gname eq $pGID))
{
$temp = $ggid;
}
}
close(GROUP);
if ($temp ne )
{
$pGID = $ggid;
}
else
{
$pGID = default;
}
}
if ($comm eq )
{
$comm = CYGWIN User;
}
if ($home eq )
{
$home = /home/.$usr;
}
if ($shell eq )
{
$shell = /bin/bash;
}
# Temp Userstring
$userstring =
$usr.:.$pass.:.$pUID.:.$pGID.:.$comm.:.$home.:.$shell;
# Username for windows
$finalusr = $userprefix.$usr;
#-#
# There shouldn't be any user with $usr and $finalusr on widows or cygwin #
#-#
# Now we have to verify that there isn't any user with $usr username
# on windows and in /etc/passwd file of cygwin for real user verificatoion.
# for windows verification we use : /usr/bin/mkpasswd -l -u $usr
$verifyusr = `/usr/bin/mkpasswd -l -u $usr 21`;
chop ($verifyusr);
if ($verifyusr ne mkpasswd (272): [2221] The user name could not be
found.\r)
{
die User with same user name already exists. see windows accounts.\n;
}
# for cygwin verification we open : /etc/passwd
open(PASSWD, /etc/passwd) || die Can't open passwd for reading.\n;
while (PASSWD)
{
($name,$passwd,$uid,$gid, $gcos,$dir,$zshell) = split(/:/);
if ($name eq $usr)
{
close(PASSWD);
die User with same user name already exists. see /etc/passwd..\n;
}
}
close(PASSWD);
# Now we have to verify that there isn't any user with $finalusr username
# on windows and in /etc/passwd file of cygwin for real user verificatoion.
# for windows verification we use : /usr/bin/mkpasswd -l -u $finalusr
$verifyusr = `/usr/bin/mkpasswd -l -u $finalusr 21`;
chop ($verifyusr);
if ($verifyusr ne mkpasswd (272): [2221] The user name could not be
found.\r)
{
die User with same user name and prefix already exists. see windows
accounts.\n;
}
# for cygwin verification we open : /etc/passwd
About init
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xinetd and telnet
i installed cygwin and xinetd on windows XP sp2. then i disabled all xinetd
services but telnet. Now in log it says
Must specify a server in telnet
telnet xinetd config
service telnet
{
flags = REUSE
socket_type = stream
wait= no
server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd
log_on_failure += USERID
user= SYSTEM
disable = no
}
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cygwin perl useradd command
hey guys,
anybody has useradd command on cygwin. Here's something interesting.
i wrote a perl script for useradd command. it takes following arguments
-u : Username\n;
-p : Password\n;
-g : Initial Group\n;
-c : Comments\n;
-d : Home Directory\n;
-s : Shell\n;
-m : Copy /etc/skel/* to home_directory\n;
-h : Show usage\n;
-v : Show version\n;
--help : Show usage\n;
--version : Show version\n;
like useradd.pl -u username -p password
then it resolves all given arguments, like -u, -p, -c and others
then adds _usr at the end of the username passed to script
then it creates a NET USER /ADD command with /COMMENTS: and /FULLNAME: if -c is
found in arguments
then it execute it
confirm it by executing mkpasswd -l -u username command, it returns usersting
like
username:password:UID:GID:comments:home_dir:user_shell
or
error
if username is found in output then new user is added to windows
NOW, this is where i am stuck when new user is suppose to be added to
/etc/passwd file
the thing i want to have is enable this script to add user and group of same
name to passwd and group file
where i am stuck is that it can add default userstring output from mkpasswd
command to /etc/passwd file. but what i want is to verify if theres any user
with same username (username minus _usr) in passwd file if there is it is
noty even suppose to add user to windows. if there is a group with same
username in group file it is suppose to add a virtual user like
username minus _usr:UID:GID of group with same
username:comments:home_dir:user_shell
to passwd file.
if anybody even understand what i am tring to do and can complete this perl
script. please reply
if anybody completes this then that person can also create usermod, userdel,
groupadd, groupmod, and groupdel perl scripts to
THIS WILL BE A REALY COOL THING IN CYGWIN
HERES MY useradd.pl SAMPLE
#!/usr/bin/perl
$ArgsCount = $#ARGV + 1;
$version = Open Source Perl useradd Script For cygwin\n;
use constant vbcrlf = \r\n;
foreach $i (0 .. $#ARGV)
{
if ($ARGV[$i] eq -v)
{
die $version;
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq --version)
{
die $version;
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq -h)
{
print $version;
print \n;
print usage :\n;
print -u : Username\n;
print -p : Password\n;
print -g : Initial Group\n;
print -c : Comments\n;
print -d : Home Directory\n;
print -s : Shell\n;
print -m : Copy /etc/skel/* to home_directory\n;
print -h : Show usage\n;
print -v : Show version\n;
print --help : Show usage\n;
die --version : Show version\n;
}
elsif ($ARGV[$i] eq --help)
{
print $version;
print \n;
print usage :\n;
print -u : Username\n;
print -p : Password\n;
print -g : Initial Group\n;
print -c : Comments\n;
print -d : Home Directory\n;
print -s : Shell\n;
print -m : Copy /etc/skel/* to home_directory\n;
print -h : Show usage\n;
print -v : Show version\n;
print --help : Show usage\n;
die --version : Show version\n;
}
}
$username = ;
$password = ;
$UID = ;
$GID = ;
$comments = ;
$home = ;
$shell = ;
foreach $i (0 .. $#ARGV)
{
if (($ARGV[$i] eq -u) ($username eq ))
{
if (($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -u) || ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -p)
|| ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -g) || ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -c)
|| ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -d) || ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -s)
|| ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -m))
{
die command failed.\n;
}
else
{
$username = $ARGV[$i + 1];
}
}
elsif (($ARGV[$i] eq -p) ($password eq ))
{
if (($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -u) || ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -p)
|| ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -g) || ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -c)
|| ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -d) || ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -s)
|| ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -m))
{
#die command failed.;
}
else
{
$password = $ARGV[$i + 1];
}
}
elsif (($ARGV[$i] eq -g) ($GID eq ))
{
if (($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -u) || ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -p)
|| ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -g) || ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -c)
|| ($ARGV[$i + 1] eq -d) || ($ARGV[$i +
Re: cygwin perl useradd command
ok Hugh Sasse as you have saw what i have done. i understand everything you wrote as i am a programer like about using functions and grep. But, the problem is that i am a windows programer and do programing in Visual Basic, I have already compleated this useradd, usermod , userdel, etc Commands in VB. VB programs cant be distributed as it need licence from Microsoft. So, i was tring to do open source kinda thing. Believe me i dont know anything about Perl. I was just tring to write a script for these commands and still tring as i have ported webmin and virtualmin to cygwin with all of the required modules for virtual server and administartion of system, the only command it requre is now thease useradd, userdel and so on, And quotaon, quotadel and so on. Even quota can work on cygwin as on windows with NTFS partition it has command fsutil quota to manupulate user quota on command line. so as i am tring if you can do what you just wrote to my sample perl script it will be really a great. The big problem is user and group with same name with virtualization in passwd and group file. How to calculate that The easiest way is create real user with _usr and real group with _grp at the end of the username and groupname in windows, then input in passwd and group file on cygwin without _usr and _grp, with real UID and GID. Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/ -- 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/
same user and group
hi, i am using cygwin on windows xp pro. can any body have idea how to create same user and group with same name like bin Save all your chat conversations. Find them online at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php -- 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: IMAP/POP3 Support
I compiled dovecot but no good. Dovecot does not start. it says dovecot: Jan 15 15:17:03 Info: Dovecot v1.0.10 starting up dovecot: Jan 15 15:17:03 Error: Auth process died too early - shutting down where /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/dovecot-auth says dovecot-auth: Fatal: You'll need to add at least one userdb $/usr/local/sbin/dovecot -n # 1.0.10: /usr/local/etc/dovecot.conf base_dir: /var/run/dovecot/ log_path: /var/log/dovecot.log info_log_path: /var/log/dovecot_info.log protocols: imap ssl_disable: yes login_dir: /var/run/dovecot/login login_executable: /usr/local/libexec/dovecot/imap-login login_user: root login_process_size: 0 mail_process_size: 0 auth default: username_chars: process_size: 0 passdb: driver: sql args: /usr/local/etc/dovecot-sql.conf userdb: driver: sql args: /usr/local/etc/dovecot-sql.conf Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- 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/
IMAP/POP3 Support
Hi I got cygwin working with apache, bind, exim, mailman, php, mysql and pgsql. But there's need for imap/pop3 server which support mysql database. I got webmin working with cygwin to control my virtual servers. I am using vexim with exim. So i need a imap/pop3 server that can work with exim/vexim with mysql, virtual domain, virtual users support. So anybody compiled cyrus-imap, courier-imap or dovecot on cygwin. ANYBODY They all tell me this is wrong list. does it matter if you have the answser. So ANYBODY here, The right person Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- 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: IMAP/POP3 Support
Nop, no corect answer in http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/2007-12/msg00404.html. I dont think even they got it working. Anything else you got. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- 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: IMAP/POP3 Support
Actually dovecot people claims that dovecot can work with cygwin with some code change. But they dint listed it how to. I asked them in the mail but they say they cant help as they dont have windows Ha Ha. I dont think they want to help. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- 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/
