Remove your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files. Don't regeneate them, they are not required anymore (https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html) Then try again.
unfortunately, this did not help, not even after a reboot. Michael -- 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