I am running on Windows 2003 server, and set up cron_server per this note. The cron server starts just fine, but reports that it can't open tabs/theuser (where theuser is the user account name).
The protection on tabs/theuser is 640 o.g is user.SYSTEM which is probably why cron server can't open it. I changed the group to administrators, which cron_server is part of, but unfortunately, a 'crontab -e' resets the group to SYSTEM. Thanks Benn From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com> To: cygwin at cygwin dot com Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:02:53 +0100 Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com ________________________________________ On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 03:26:07PM -0700, Brian Cruikshank wrote: > I have tried putting > the everyone group on the Local Security policies for "Create a token > object", "Logon as service", and "Replace a process level token". The > problem still happens. URGH! Don't do this. Remove the Everyone group from these rights again. The easiest way is to follow the ssh-host-config script in creating a special account: net user cron_server <passwd> /add /yes net localgroup <administrators_group_name> cron_server /add editrights -a SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege -u cron_server editrights -a SeCreateTokenPrivilege -u cron_server editrights -a SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege -u cron_server editrights -a SeServiceLogonRight -u cron_server mkpasswd -l -u cron_server >> /etc/passwd For security reasons: editrights -a SeDenyInteractiveLogonRight -u cron_server editrights -a SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u cron_server editrights -a SeDenyRemoteInteractiveLogonRight -u cron_server And then create a cron service using that account: cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D -u cron_server -w <passwd> > By the way, I see reference to a cron README file that should have been in > the install. I cannot find it anywhere yet. Did it get lost in the new > releases or is it hiding somewhere other than /usr/doc? /usr/share/doc/... Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Developer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Red Hat, Inc. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/