Why does cl -l returns "Administrators" as owner?

2015-04-03 Thread Mirko Vukovic
This is not an only Cygwin question (I see it also in the output of the Windows version of Emacs's dired). For some files in my directories, the output of ls -l gives the "Administrators" as owner. This is puzzling to me because: - There is no Administrators user listed in the Windows accounts -

mintty startup message: /sbin/nologin: No such file or directory

2015-03-20 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, after upgrading cygwin64 on my company laptop, mintty gives the following message *when connected to the network from home*: /sbin/nologin: No such file or directory Pressing enter closes the window. I can start bash from Windows' command window. From there, I see that there is no /sbin

Re: who is root? (or /usr/bin/sshd fails to start because of /var/log ownership)

2015-03-17 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Mirko Vukovic wrote: > On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Corinna Vinschen > wrote: >> On Mar 17 10:10, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> A few weeks ago, sshd stopped working after a cygwin64 update. I >>> r

Re: who is root? (or /usr/bin/sshd fails to start because of /var/log ownership)

2015-03-17 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Mar 17 10:10, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> Hello, >> >> A few weeks ago, sshd stopped working after a cygwin64 update. I >> reinstalled cygwin64 (because of the new user and password handling, I >> fig

who is root? (or /usr/bin/sshd fails to start because of /var/log ownership)

2015-03-17 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, A few weeks ago, sshd stopped working after a cygwin64 update. I reinstalled cygwin64 (because of the new user and password handling, I figured that to be easiest). I still cannot get sshd to run. I get an error message: >/usr/sbin/sshd.exe -d debug1: sshd version OpenSSH_6.7, OpenSSL 1.

Re: Cannot change permission of /var/empty

2015-02-25 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Andrey, your command, "setfacl -b", helped me fix the file permission issue described below: On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 7:38 PM, Andrey Repin wrote: > Greetings, Mirko Vukovic! > >> (Cygwin64, Windows 7, cygcheck attached - with some site details omitted) > >> I

Cannot change permission of /var/empty

2015-02-24 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hi, (Cygwin64, Windows 7, cygcheck attached - with some site details omitted) I updated cygwin64 yesterday, and sshd stopped working. I reinstalled cygwin64, configured sshd, but it is still failing. The message in /var/log/sshd.log is: /var/empty must be owned by root and not group or world-w

Re: Can't resolve "Your group is currently "mkpasswd"'

2012-08-01 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:35 PM, <...> wrote: > > I just tried to set up cygwin on my new corporate pc (I have admin > privileges on the machine but not on the overall corporate network). > > I keep getting the infamous 'Your group is currently "mkpasswd"' every > time I open a new terminal. > > S

ssh connection to localhost "closed by remote host" after recent updates

2012-07-20 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, This morning I updated cygwin. At the same time, my Windows 7 (64bit) was also updated. Now I cannot ssh to my system. I re-ran ssh-host-config and ssh-user-config. I re-ran rebaseall with default parameters (no -b 0x7...). I can ssh to other systems. But I cannot ssh to localhost Bu

Re: rebaseall invocation error

2012-07-20 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 01:36:07PM -0400, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >>Problem fixed ... see below >> >>On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Christopher Faylor >> wrote: >>> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 01:00:45PM -

Re: rebaseall invocation error

2012-07-20 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Problem fixed ... see below On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 01:00:45PM -0400, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >>Hello, >> >>I am running rebaseall manually to enable X11: I found a post >>suggesting to rebase to 0x7

rebaseall invocation error

2012-07-20 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, I am running rebaseall manually to enable X11: I found a post suggesting to rebase to 0x7700 I am following instructions on http://cygwin.wikia.com/wiki/Rebaseall I restarted Windows 7 (64bit) in safe mode (no networking) and opened a command prompt where I executed: cd \cygwin\bin

Re: changing home directory

2011-04-01 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:21 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Mar 31 17:55, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I want to change my /home directory. >> My windows HOME variable points to d: which is my user directory on the PC. >> Currently, /home points to my hom

Re: ssh 5.8p1 vs 5.5 on VPN (5.5 works, 5.6, 5.8 don't)

2011-03-09 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Mirko Vukovic wrote: > I had a problem with ssh 5.6 or 5.8 connecting across a VPN.  I solved > it by going back to ssh 5.5. > > But I don't understand the reason why 5.8 or 5.6 do not work.  Here's the > story: > > Actors: >  -

Re: ssh ... PTY allocation request failed on channel 0

2011-03-09 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Mar  7 14:40, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Mar  7 08:18, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> > On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> > > On Mar  2 15:06, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> > >

Re: ssh ... PTY allocation request failed on channel 0

2011-03-07 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Mar  7 14:40, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Mar  7 08:18, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> > On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> > > On Mar  2 15:06, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> > >

Re: ssh ... PTY allocation request failed on channel 0

2011-03-07 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Mirko Vukovic wrote: > On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Mar  2 15:06, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >>> So, to summarize, >>> >>> - from work, I can access github using ssh 4.3, but not ssh 5.8 (I get >>

Re: ssh ... PTY allocation request failed on channel 0

2011-03-07 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:34 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > On Mar  2 15:06, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> So, to summarize, >> >> - from work, I can access github using ssh 4.3, but not ssh 5.8 (I get >>  `connection reset by peer', or` remote end hang up unxepectedly

Re: ssh ... PTY allocation request failed on channel 0

2011-02-28 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Rafael Kitover <...> wrote: > On 2/28/2011 8:51 PM, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am trying to ssh to g...@github.com, and I get the error >&

Re: ssh ... PTY allocation request failed on channel 0

2011-02-28 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 8:45 PM, Mirko Vukovic wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to ssh to g...@github.com, and I get the error > "PTY allocation request failed on channel 0" > > I tried ssh -vv ..., but did not see anything meaningful. > > googling I found

ssh ... PTY allocation request failed on channel 0

2011-02-28 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, I am trying to ssh to g...@github.com, and I get the error "PTY allocation request failed on channel 0" I tried ssh -vv ..., but did not see anything meaningful. googling I found references to devices ptmx and pts. There is a /dev/ptmx. I can see it if I do ls /dev/ptmx but not if I do

Spurious "Connection reset by peer" problems anybody?

2011-02-22 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 5:43 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > Hi listies, > > > over the weekend I came across a description of a Windows socket problem > which might affect some of us.  Fortunately I also came across the > potential solution. > > My question is, does anybody have a scenario in which

Re: How to evaluate cygwin state after interrupted update - and how to recover/resume?

2010-10-03 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > On 10/2/2010 6:03 PM, Mirko Vukovic wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> I was installing a new package (aspell) and the latest updates.  After >> the file download, the obsolete packages were removed.  Then

How to evaluate cygwin state after interrupted update - and how to recover/resume?

2010-10-02 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello I was installing a new package (aspell) and the latest updates. After the file download, the obsolete packages were removed. Then the installation step started. During iirc aspell's installation, I got an error prompt from rapapp.exe (c++ error), after which the installation procedure sta

does the `notexec' mount option influence file access performance on a server?

2010-09-30 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, I have the following /etc/fstab entry //server/mirko/ /z dont_care binary,posix=0,user,noacl,notexec 0 0 for a server directory where I store my backups. I will not be using any of those files as executables. I have cygwin running on my desktop. The manual states that the `exec' option

copying from desktop to server changes group and permissions

2010-08-13 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, when I copy a file from my desktop to the location on our server, it changes permissions and group from root to Domain Users > ls -l tree.eps -rw--- 1 977315 root 69488 2010-06-06 21:02 tree.eps /home/The-Works/invention-disclosures+patents/1590--networked-shh-channels > ls -l /z/tmp/t

tar permission errors when copying directories to a server

2010-08-11 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, I use tar to backup my files to a server using a command >tar cf - . --exclude-from=./.backup-exclude | (cd "$dest_dir"; tar xvf -) > > "$log_file" After finally upgrading to 1.7, I started getting the following errors: tar: ./dir-name1: Cannot change mode to rwx-w--w-: Permission

Re: where to find libjpeg62-6b-21?

2010-07-13 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Marco Atzeri wrote: > --- Mar 13/7/10, Mirko Vukovic ha scritto: > >> Hello, >> >> this is a follow-up on the topic of gs and missing >> libraries: >> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2010-07/msg00104.html >> >> I h

where to find libjpeg62-6b-21?

2010-07-13 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, this is a follow-up on the topic of gs and missing libraries: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2010-07/msg00104.html I have the same problem, and I tried to solve it by installing libjpeg6b. In the original post, the problem was solved by installing libjpeg-62-6b-21 from the `obsolete branch'.

Re: setup.exe crashes when removing xorg-server

2009-03-14 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 9:05 PM, wrote: > > On Sat, 14 Mar 2009, Mirko Vukovic > wrote: > > After (actually during) my last cygwin update, the installation > > procedure crashes when setup tries to uninstall xorg-server.  I am > > running on windows XP > > Is th

setup.exe crashes when removing xorg-server

2009-03-14 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hello, After (actually during) my last cygwin update, the installation procedure crashes when setup tries to uninstall xorg-server. I am running on windows XP I have updated to the latest setup.exe (2.573.2.3), and rebooted. I do not see any x-processes in either task manager or windows servic

Re: Rsync on two Windows machines: way one clear

2008-10-27 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Richard Ivarson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wrote: > [..] >> >> Do I have to configure "modules" on the remote PC? I hoped not because it >> means the local PC's rsync scripts are not flexible anymore, but testwise I >> did so: Remote PC's rsyncd.conf reads for

Re: How to backup Cygwin packages list?

2008-05-09 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Fergus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I'd like to backup the packages list of my current Cygwin installation, >>> ie >>> the config files which list which packages Cygwin got installed. >>> So that I could take this configuration file(s) to another PC with fresh >>>

Re: How to backup Cygwin packages list?

2008-05-07 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Richard Ivarson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to backup the packages list of my current Cygwin installation, ie > the config files which list which packages Cygwin got installed. > > So that I could take this configuration file(s) to another PC with f

Re: [cffi-devel] Re: how to build gsl dll

2008-02-18 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Luís Oliveira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18/02/2008, Reini Urban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Luís, cannot this be a bit simplified for :cygwin? > > I've always have to do this. > > "libsndfile.so.1" can be automatically translated to "cygsndfile-1.dll". >

Re: [cffi-devel] Re: how to build gsl dll

2008-02-18 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Reini Urban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mirko Vukovic schrieb: > > On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Reini Urban wrote: > >> 2008/2/17, Mirko Vukovic: > > >>> I am trying to build a dll for gsl. I want to link it to cli

Re: how to build gsl dll

2008-02-18 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 11:01 AM, Reini Urban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mirko > > 2008/2/17, Mirko Vukovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I am trying to build a dll for gsl. I want to link it to clisp. > > I would suggest not to use a static clisp modul

Re: How to set default startup directory for cygwin

2008-02-18 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Glen Mazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 18, 2008 9:45 AM, Mirko Vukovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Glen Mazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > &

Re: How to set default startup directory for cygwin

2008-02-18 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Glen Mazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I looked in the FAQ and could not find the answer to this question, so > am asking here. Whenever I start cygwin, I need to cd several levels > down to the only directory that I care about when using cygwin. Ho

Re: how to build gsl dll

2008-02-17 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Brian Dessent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mirko Vukovic wrote: > > > I am trying to build a dll for gsl. I want to link it to clisp. > > Why? The Cygwin gsl packages already contains everything you need, > including both shared an

how to build gsl dll

2008-02-17 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Hi, I am trying to build a dll for gsl. I want to link it to clisp. However, when after downloading the gsl source (and I saw it being downloaded), I cannot find it (/usr/src is completely empty, and find did not return much other than many *.h files, dll's etc). On the other hand the gsl execu

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: clisp-2.43-2, new: clisp-gtk2, clisp-gdi, clisp-clx

2008-01-07 Thread Mirko Vukovic
On Jan 5, 2008 7:36 PM, Reini Urban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've released a new release clisp-2.43-2 for cygwin. > > ./configure --fsstnd=redhat --with-dynamic-ffi \ >--with-module=rawsock --with-module=dirkey \ >--with-module=bindings/win32 --with-module=berkeley-db \ >--with-mo

Re: scripting and cygwin

2007-06-01 Thread Mirko Vukovic
Phil Betts wrote: John wrote on Friday, June 01, 2007 3:05 AM:: I finished the script I have been working on. Unfortunately, this Pee Cee version won't even finish the full data run as it crashes with Zone Alarm. Since I have a long term good relationship with Zone Alarm, I have to write off