FW: Problem starting xwin in windows domain
Hi,
I recently started migrating users to a Windows domain. We have all been
using Cygwin for some time but now in the domain I am experiencing problems.
Worse still I can not revert to a working version.
I have tried reinstalling and uninstalling but the same problems persist.
I am probably missing something but I see no reason it won't start and have
been unable to find a solution on the web.
We are completely unable to start XServer, it errors out. I got an error
message saying to contact here.
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Paul
Cygwin Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Wed Nov 28 16:16:34 2007
Windows XP Professional Ver 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2
Path: C:\cygwin\lib\subversion\bin
C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin
C:\cygwin\bin
C:\cygwin\bin
C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin
c:\WINDOWS\system32
c:\WINDOWS
c:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Business Contact
Manager\IM
c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Business Contact Manager\
c:\Sybase\DLL
c:\Sybase\BIN
c:\sybtools\WIN32
c:\sybtools\ASEP
c:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\
c:\Program Files\cvsnt
c:\Program Files\Nortel\Desktop Assistant Pro\
c:\Program Files\Nortel\Shared Files
c:\Program Files\Nortel\Call Detail Recording Client\
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Teleca Shared
Output from C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe (nontsec)
UID: 11108(paulm)GID: 10513(Domain Users)
4(Admin) 10513(Domain Users) 11123(Management)
3(services)
Output from C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe (ntsec)
UID: 11108(paulm)GID: 10513(Domain Users)
4(Admin) 10513(Domain Users) 11123(Management)
3(services)
SysDir: C:\WINDOWS\system32
WinDir: C:\WINDOWS
HOME = `c:\Documents and Settings\paulm'
MAKE_MODE = `unix'
PWD = `/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/paulm'
USER = `paulm'
ALLUSERSPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\All Users'
APPDATA = `C:\Documents and Settings\paulm\Application Data'
APTLMHOST = [EMAIL PROTECTED]'
CLASSPATH =
`c:\sybtools\ASEP\Monclass.zip;c:\sybtools\ASEP\3pclass.zip;C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\lib\ext\QTJava.zip'
COMMONPROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program Files\Common Files'
COMPUTERNAME = `PAULM-PC'
COMSPEC = `C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe'
CVS_RSH = `/bin/ssh'
DEFAULT_CA_NR = `CA8'
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK = `NO'
HOMEDRIVE = `C:'
HOMEPATH = `\Documents and Settings\paulm'
HOSTNAME = `Paulm-pc'
INFOPATH =
`/usr/local/info:/usr/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/autotool/devel/info:/usr/aut
otool/stable/info:'
LIB = `c:\sybase\LIB'
LOGONSERVER = `\\WIN1'
MANPATH =
`/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/autotool/devel/man::/usr/ssl/ma
n:/usr/X11R6/man'
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = `1'
OLDPWD = `/usr/bin'
OS = `Windows_NT'
PATHEXT = `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH'
PKG_CONFIG_PATH = `/usr/X11R6/lib/pkgconfig'
PRINTER = `\\win1\HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL6'
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = `x86'
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = `x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1, GenuineIntel'
PROCESSOR_LEVEL = `15'
PROCESSOR_REVISION = `0401'
PROGRAMFILES = `C:\Program Files'
PROMPT = `$P$G'
PS1 = `\[\033]0;\w\007
[EMAIL PROTECTED] \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
$ '
QTJAVA = `C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\lib\ext\QTJava.zip'
SESSIONNAME = `Console'
SHLVL = `1'
SYBASE = `C:\Sybase'
SYSTEMDRIVE = `C:'
SYSTEMROOT = `C:\WINDOWS'
TEMP = `C:\DOCUME~1\paulm\LOCALS~1\Temp'
TERM = `cygwin'
TEXMF = `{/usr/share/lilypond/2.4.3,}'
TMP = `C:\DOCUME~1\paulm\LOCALS~1\Temp'
USERDNSDOMAIN = `TELCOTEC.LOCAL'
USERDOMAIN = `TELCOTEC'
USERNAME = `paulm'
USERPROFILE = `C:\Documents and Settings\paulm'
WINDIR = `C:\WINDOWS'
_ = `/usr/bin/cygcheck'
POSIXLY_CORRECT = `1'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
(default) = `/cygdrive'
cygdrive flags = 0x0022
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/
(default) = `C:\cygwin'
flags = 0x000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin
(default) = `C:\cygwin/bin'
flags = 0x000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib
(default) = `C:\cygwin/lib'
flags = 0x000a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
c: hd NTFS 76230Mb 33% CP CS UN PA FC
d: cd N/AN/A
u: net NTFS18Mb 1% CP CSPAusersback
w: net NTFS217332Mb 1% CP CS UN PA FC
y: net NTFS153595Mb 62% CP CSPAgroup
z: net NTFS153595Mb 62% CP CSPA
Re: FW: Problem starting xwin in windows domain
Paul Mulcahy wrote: Hi, I recently started migrating users to a Windows domain. We have all been using Cygwin for some time but now in the domain I am experiencing problems. Worse still I can not revert to a working version. I have tried reinstalling and uninstalling but the same problems persist. If you're going to reinstall, why not bring yourself up-to-date. Your cygwin package is years out-of-date. I expect others, with the likely exception of all things X, are in a similar state. I am probably missing something but I see no reason it won't start and have been unable to find a solution on the web. We are completely unable to start XServer, it errors out. I got an error message saying to contact here. And the message is? snip Cygwin Configuration Diagnostics Current System Time: Wed Nov 28 16:16:34 2007 . . . We prefer that you attach rather than append your cygcheck output. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 429-6305 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: FW: Problem starting xwin in windows domain
And the message is? The message is: A fatal error has occurred and cygwin/x will now exit. Please open /tmp/Xwin.log for more information. I have attached the log. We prefer that you attach rather than append your cygcheck output. Apologies, I was having issues posting to the list. I thought the attachment may have been a problem. Thanks, Paul XWin.log Description: Binary data -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: FW: Problem starting xwin in windows domain
I have noticed that when logged in as 'administrator' everything works but not as a user. Is there anything in particular that Xwin does that that a domain may not allow? ___ Paul Mulcahy Systems Manager Telcotec +353 1 290 9242 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: FW: Problem starting xwin in windows domain
Paul Mulcahy schrieb: Maybe you have a problem with ntfs file permissions. The domain users must have at least write access to tmp and their home directory, and read access to most of the rest. The domain Administrator I suspect it is somewhere in permissions but I have allowed the user and group full access to the C: drive (my machine and test machine). None of this has helped. Did you use mkpasswd to add the domain accounts to cygwins passwd file? Yes I've done this too but it has made little difference. The warning message at the start is gone but it is still the same error message. Are there any registry files that Cygwin needs? I suspect there is something that it can not access that it needs but I am unsure what. At least HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin You could use sysinternals process monitor to track file and registry access and see if something fails. (Or just add everyone full access to see if it makes a difference, but remove that later) -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
RE: Re: FW: Problem starting xwin in windows domain
You could use sysinternals process monitor to track file and registry access From what I can see nothing is even failing! It's like it just won't work. I assume other people have Cygwin working in a windows domain. Was there some trick? Did you just install as admin and it worked for users? Thanks for the help. Regards, Paul -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: FW: Problem starting xwin in windows domain
Paul Mulcahy wrote: Maybe you have a problem with ntfs file permissions. The domain users must have at least write access to tmp and their home directory, and read access to most of the rest. The domain Administrator usually is in the local Administrators group and will have access (depending on your domain setup). I suspect it is somewhere in permissions but I have allowed the user and group full access to the C: drive (my machine and test machine). None of this has helped. Did you use mkpasswd to add the domain accounts to cygwins passwd file? Yes I've done this too but it has made little difference. The warning message at the start is gone but it is still the same error message. Are there any registry files that Cygwin needs? I suspect there is something that it can not access that it needs but I am unsure what. If you can run cygwin.bat from a command prompt (or just click on it) and you get a command prompt running bash, I think you can eliminate any possibility of incidental registry keys that Cygwin uses (or may not use, going forward). -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 429-6305 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
