RE: Cygwin 1.5.16 (0.128/4/2): - mkpasswd (249) : [5] Access denied error while running mkpasswd / mkgroup command

["Moghe, Jayant" <jayantm at ti dot com>]

How to check the permissions and change them?

Thanks.

Regards,
Jayant 

-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf
Of Dave Korn
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:38 PM
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: RE: Cygwin 1.5.16 (0.128/4/2): - mkpasswd (249) : [5] Access
denied error while running mkpasswd / mkgroup command

----Original Message----
>From: Moghe, Jayant
>Sent: 14 June 2005 12:25

> We have Cygwin 1.5.16 and is installed on Windows 2000 server.
> 
> When I run command
> 
>> mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd
> Or
>> mkgroup -l -d > /etc/group,
> 
> I get the following error message
> 
> mkpasswd (249) : [5] Access denied


  Assuming the perms on the files are ok (they should usually be
-rw-rw-rw-,
which would give network security palpitations if they knew about
it....!),
perhaps you have a cygwin service running that is keeping them locked
open?


    cheers,
      DaveK
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Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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