Re: Group Permissions on root folders problem (Windows 10 TP build 10061)

[Takashi Yano <takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp>]

Hi Corinna,

Is there any progress regarding this problem?

I recently encountered the same situation. After some trials,
I found this problem occurs if the account, on which cygwin
setup is executed, is a Microsoft account. This does not occur
if the account is a local account.

Above is true for both:
a) Group permissions on root folders
b) Creating sshd service using cyg_server

I would be happy if this information helps you.


On Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:58:43 +0200
Corinna Vinschen wrote:

> On Jun 16 09:23, Brian Buchanan wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Apr 2015 at 10:24:50, Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at
> > cygwin dot com> wrote:
> > >[...]
> > > Hmm, the permission test in the csih helper script is apparently not up
> > > to the task in your situation.  As a workaround, you may want to change
> > > the group ownership of /var/empty to "Users" and chmod it to 755, then
> > > run the ssh-host-config script again.
> > >
> > 
> > (I'm now on a fresh install of Build 10130)
> > 
> > I had to do that to /var (not just /var/empty) to get past that
> > message, but I've run into another snag with ssh-host-config
> > 
> > I'm getting an errors saying unknown user win-g71n7drq4r6+cyg_server
> > at the point of setting the password, the password expiry and
> > assigning permissions.
> 
> This is a domain member machine, yes?
> 
> > *** Info: This script plans to use 'cyg_server'.
> > *** Info: 'cyg_server' will only be used by registered services.
> > *** Query: Create new privileged user account
> > 'WIN-G71N7DRQ4R6\cyg_server' (Cygwin name:
> > 'win-g71n7drq4r6+cyg_server')? (yes/no) yes
> > *** Info: Please enter a password for new user
> > win-g71n7drq4r6+cyg_server.  Please be sure
> > *** Info: that this password matches the password rules given on your system.
> > *** Info: Entering no password will exit the configuration.
> > *** Query: Please enter the password:
> > *** Query: Reenter:
> > 
> > *** Info: User 'win-g71n7drq4r6+cyg_server' has been created with
> > password 'Su3per$ecr3t'.
> > *** Info: If you change the password, please remember also to change the
> > *** Info: password for the installed services which use (or will soon use)
> > *** Info: the 'win-g71n7drq4r6+cyg_server' account.
> > 
> > passwd: unknown user win-g71n7drq4r6+cyg_server
> > *** Warning: Setting password expiry for user
> > 'win-g71n7drq4r6+cyg_server' failed!
> 
> This is weird.  The same works for me:
> 
>   *** Query: Do you want to use a different name? (yes/no) yes
>   *** Query: Enter the new user name: blubber
>   *** Query: Reenter: blubber
> 
>   *** Query: Create new privileged user account 'my_machine\blubber' (Cygwin name: 'my_machine+blubber')? (yes/no) yes
>   *** Info: Please enter a password for new user my_machine+blubber.  Please be sure
>   *** Info: that this password matches the password rules given on your system.
>   *** Info: Entering no password will exit the configuration.
>   *** Query: Please enter the password:
>   *** Query: Reenter:
> 
>   *** Info: User 'my_machine+blubber' has been created with password 'blubber'.
>   *** Info: If you change the password, please remember also to change the
>   *** Info: password for the installed services which use (or will soon use)
>   *** Info: the 'my_machine+blubber' account.
> 
> 
>   *** Info: The sshd service has been installed under the 'my_machine+blubber'
>   *** Info: account.  To start the service now, call `net start sshd' or
>   *** Info: `cygrunsrv -S sshd'.  Otherwise, it will start automatically
>   *** Info: after the next reboot.
> 
>   *** Info: Host configuration finished. Have fun!
> 
> Is there a chance you have a non-Cygwin passwd tool in $PATH?
> 
> > [...]
> > At this point sshd and a cyg_server accounts exist and the service got
> > created, however it's using the Local System account.
> 
> You can change that in the Services GUI to the local cyg_server user.
> 
> > I'm guessing this is just because the Local System account doesn't
> > have the required privileges.
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > What do those processes (passwd, set password expiry and assigning
> > appropriate privileges) need to succeed?
> 
> I don't know why this occurs.  As you can see above, it works for me.
> 
> This is a completely new setup with the Cygwin distro updated to the
> latest?  csih 0.9.8-6?  cygwin-2.0.4-1?
> 
> 
> Corinna
> 
> -- 
> Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
> Cygwin Maintainer                 cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Red Hat


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Takashi Yano <takashi.yano@nifty.ne.jp>

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