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Re: ntsec
OK... Maybe _I_ misunderstood the original poster's point.
But, yesterday, I was setting up SSHD on a server. In my /etc/passwd file,
I wanted to use "admin" instead of "administrator" since "admin" is less
typing. But I didn't/couldn't change the Administrator Windows 2000 account
name.
So, I was following instructions in login.README and the openssh readme file
and used:
admin::500:544:System
Administrator,U-Administrator,S-1-5-21-...-500:/home/admin:/bin/bash
Then, when I SSH in, I get "password incorrect" or whatever the actual error
message is.
When, in the /etc/passwd file, I change "^admin" to "^administrator", I can
log in.
I was referring to the "if you don't like your NT login name" part of the
readme text I quoted.
Hope that makes more sense. Kick me if I'm still overlooking the obvious.
<g>
-ME
----- Original Message -----
From: "Corinna Vinschen" <cygwin@cygwin.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: ntsec
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 07:49:42AM -0500, Michael Erdely wrote:
> > But, Corinna, from /usr/doc/Cygwin/login.README:
> > Now you may use `domuser' as your login name with telnet!!!
>
> What do you want to say? That's correct, you can use login
> with telnet which is started from inetd which in turn is
> started as service under LocalSystem account (typically).
>
> However, you may use login on the command line but this
> requires you to add the needed user rights to your NT user
> account. In NT4 use the user manager, in W2K the security
> mmc snap-in.
>
> This is what I told you.
>
> Corinna
>
<snip>
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