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Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: base-cygwin-3.4-1


On Jan  8 00:21, Houder wrote:
> > I just updated the base-cygwin package to 3.4-1.
> >
> > The base-cygwin postinstall script will not add a root group to
> > /etc/group anymore.
> 
> Euh ... well, all right (in case of 1.7.34 and beyond).
> 
> Downloaded base-cygwin, looked at the bottom of 000-cygwin-post-install.sh
> 
> # Create /etc/mtab as symlink to /proc/mounts
> [ ! -L "${MTAB}" ] && ln -sf /proc/mounts ${MTAB}
> 
> # Create default /etc/passwd and /etc/group files
> if [ ! -e /etc/passwd -a ! -L /etc/passwd ] ; then
>   mkpasswd -l -c > /etc/passwd
>   chmod 644 /etc/passwd
>   chgrp --silent root /etc/passwd      # anybody home? root?
> fi
> if [ ! -e /etc/group -a ! -L /etc/group ] ; then
>   mkgroup -l -c > /etc/group
>   chmod 644 /etc/group
>   chgrp --silent root /etc/group       # anybody home? root?
> fi
> 
> Am I missing something?

Sigh.  I shouldn't do this stuff in a hurry.  Yesterday I made
the changes and then deleted the file accidentally.  So I had
to restart from the former version and forgot to change the "root"
to a "544".  I just uploaded a new version.


Sorry,
Corinna

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Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
Cygwin Maintainer                 cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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