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Re: Problems with mkpasswd and mkgroup


On Oct 14 07:39, Edvardsen KÃre wrote:
> 
> > What is the contents of the "/etc/password" and "/etc/group" files
> > after you run the "mkpasswd/mkgroup" commands (as administrator)?
> 
> > What user can log in, but isn't in the password file?
> 
> > Is that user local or a domain user?
> 
> The Windows account name with FULL admin privileges is "servicekonto" and cygwin was installed from this account which is locally on this client and NOT a domain user.
> "kae026" is the user who can log in, but isn't in the password file. 
> "kae026" is a domain user.
> 
> As admnistrator:
> 
> $ mkpasswd -l -d > /etc/passwd
> mkpasswd (427): [5] Access is denied.
> [...]
> $ mkgroup -l -d > /etc/group
> mkgroup (369): [5] Access is denied.

That's kind of clue, isn't it?  You local administrator account
doesn't have the permissions to enumerate the accounts in AD.
Add the machine to the domain if you haven't done so already,
log in with a domain account and call `mkpasswd -d >> /etc/passwd'
and `mkgroup -d >> /etc/group'.  Note that, depending on the
security settings of your AD, not all domain users might have
the permissions to enumerate domain accounts.  If you login
with a domain admin account, you should have no problem, though.


Corinna

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