> What is the contents of the "/etc/password" and "/etc/group" files > after you run the "mkpasswd/mkgroup" commands (as administrator)?
> What user can log in, but isn't in the password file? > Is that user local or a domain user? The Windows account name with FULL admin privileges is "servicekonto" and cygwin was installed from this account which is locally on this client and NOT a domain user. "kae026" is the user who can log in, but isn't in the password file. "kae026" is a domain user. As admnistrator: $ mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd mkpasswd (427): [5] Access is denied. $ less /etc/passwd SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18:: LocalService:*:19:544:U-NT AUTHORITY\LocalService,S-1-5-19:: NetworkService:*:20:544:U-NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService,S-1-5-20:: Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544:: Administrator:unused:500:513:U-STRV8-NTF-00063\Administrator,S-1-5-21-388005049-2988697505-1062046759-500:/home/Administrator:/bin/bash cba_anonymous:unused:1001:513:cba_anonymous,U-STRV8-NTF-00063\cba_anonymous,S-1-5-21-388005049-2988697505-1062046759-1001:/home/cba_anonymous:/bin/bash Guest:unused:501:513:U-STRV8-NTF-00063\Guest,S-1-5-21-388005049-2988697505-1062046759-501:/home/Guest:/bin/bash servicekonto:unused:1002:513:U-STRV8-NTF-00063\servicekonto,S-1-5-21-388005049-2988697505-1062046759-1002:/home/servicekonto:/bin/bash /etc/passwd (END) $ mkgroup -l -d > /etc/group mkgroup (369): [5] Access is denied. $ less /etc/group SYSTEM:S-1-5-18:18: Administrators:S-1-5-32-544:544: Backup Operators:S-1-5-32-551:551: Cryptographic Operators:S-1-5-32-569:569: Distributed COM Users:S-1-5-32-562:562: Event Log Readers:S-1-5-32-573:573: Guests:S-1-5-32-546:546: IIS_IUSRS:S-1-5-32-568:568: Network Configuration Operators:S-1-5-32-556:556: Performance Log Users:S-1-5-32-559:559: Performance Monitor Users:S-1-5-32-558:558: Power Users:S-1-5-32-547:547: Remote Desktop Users:S-1-5-32-555:555: Replicator:S-1-5-32-552:552: Users:S-1-5-32-545:545: None:S-1-5-21-388005049-2988697505-1062046759-513:513: /etc/group (END) Regards, Kare -- 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