Thanks Elfyn Apparently passwd file requires the SID how do I obtain the SID which corresponds with mysql username or groupname Sorry for the bother! -Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elfyn McBratney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "cygwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 12:53 PM Subject: Re: cygwin running problem with mysql
> > I am attempting to install mysql but the install script dies on groupadd > and > > useradd commands > > how do I do groupadd with cygwin? > > how do I do useradd with cygwin? > > Cygwin does not have {user,group}add in it's net distribution. If you are on > Windows NT/2000/XP you can use the `net' command, which is shipped with > windows, which can add users/groups. On word though: In Windows you cannot > have a user and group with the same name so you will have you play with > /etc/passwd so you can have a user/group as mysql/mysql. > > > Regards, > > Elfyn McBratney > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.exposure.org.uk > > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/