From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-oi1-x22a.google.com (mail-oi1-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::22a]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 82E75385800A for ; Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:54:13 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 82E75385800A Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=gmail.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gmail.com Received: by mail-oi1-x22a.google.com with SMTP id p15so2018057oip.3 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:54:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=25LdjkHfesmpyR1YpqYb33f9vqgLh0vLTyPkqqw2fQo=; b=GojtQVr1QuSHHycMqN+1xiHednO2ElQUCfNZ1sKnNAqW8csNGNG4D59HuutXaQZVI9 /g4mh8ZPIrHXT7kPjVnQ6dFqypnv8RVdtt82GdE4jni1pkRK88ZzHi6Xkli4UqMFMDNH l4GKKA/JscKaTzWg3mW7ICfHqZHvYljUZi09iU08GUpqx8U6svGJ1OY1oCtOoLGSrNRD OAWTX8RhX7ecvA4NrhiLNPqUH1pNkwRLRTxgS3K+RBDQolxfLtAXqXUzzcrieqml1ItY pzU8XnHPSm1UWdZmsLNYSZU21w8kXLrtVxPZP95V2qOzLbtfZswkBNZhKlr8M+3Bvh6G VnbQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=25LdjkHfesmpyR1YpqYb33f9vqgLh0vLTyPkqqw2fQo=; b=2fTYyNadqcOOPKyT5cg3U5HuS04D+MXdoYIl5hYvhpHIIFrJmZVuhDOu07Fdg4mBtY zrW+KFggiC+MmeSFbMg2V7LwcPUFfjxx7tI72am9JbtaCuqrY8ckq3AYMp4h9+flBlZH BJqZMjkHBRPLEvNfNP/XEu7h2Jr0Iq7h/5IaZilLXmO7sJFcZBG9A+7mElEMbJCShbc7 Lr+TXmf3mQ8tPPRh3E+orzqIyd6l8W7tAb48dTSjrnQvYURLqhXXanfyh/L91Yj5svGt DO0Q7fkyf9LuGeTfq8myhQdMN2+RqRd/gAs8UaitbxNgmMwwrZn2lWKU83DiMJXcNbG2 vomw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5329iXW+WoJRiOk12lEEKuSzbnAkW89PGd85Vz1oo235XYJpC61q fcYHBzfoA2Us0LSZkPsyFrZc6TeM9Vl+QbSNjv+EoydJZrU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJypfJPYeGsbbXZKruwnRphYK/0TeMAIZV+ufq24XfWbwBvAG5SaqGcImmiOoYDy4u9tAWAtWtAiDECeIN1tMCM= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6808:2110:b0:2d4:4137:b4fc with SMTP id r16-20020a056808211000b002d44137b4fcmr4496940oiw.111.1645163652643; Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:54:12 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Russell VT Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:53:58 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: setting up new PC under Windows 11? To: Lester Ingber , cygwin@cygwin.com X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:54:15 -0000 I believe all you need to do is to make sure your /etc/passwd file links whatever account you want to use to the proper Cygwin UserID (ie. the one listed in the tar file, if you want the "-p" flag to work in a predictable fashion). On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 3:21 PM Lester Ingber via Cygwin wrote: > I just read in > > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/new-preview-build-adds-microsoft-= account-requirement-to-windows-11-pro/ > that: > "But tucked away toward the bottom of the changelog is one unwelcome > addition: like the Home edition of Windows 11, the Pro version will now > require an Internet connection and a Microsoft account during setup. In > the current version of Windows 11, you could still create a local user > account during setup by not connecting your PC to the Internet=E2=80=94so= mething > that also worked in the Home version of Windows 10 but was removed in 11. > That workaround will no longer be available in either edition going > forward, barring a change in Microsoft's plans. > ... > For those who want to use a local account, the best solution is to create > a burner Microsoft account for use during setup and then to either create= a > new local user account or sign out of your Microsoft account once the OS = is > up and running." > > Since I have always relied on my same USERID to tar up and restore most > of my Cygwin info, I question how to do that going forward? For > example, if I simply added a soft link under C:\Users\USERID_11 to my > current USERID, would that suffice?: > cd C:/Users/ > ln -s USERID_11 USERID > would that work OK? > > > -- > Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: https://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > --=20 Russell M. Van Tassell