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Re: Can I change sfuuser's password ?
* lau bella (2004-02-27 08:20 +0100)
> In Cygwin 1.3.10 (win2k SP3 Advanced Server) , sfuuser
> password is same as username.
Aah, Cygwin 1.3.10. This is antique!
> 1. For security reason, can I change the sfuuser
> password ?
Yes.
> Any impact ?
Maybe - as for any user account, services might be started under that
account.
> 2. What's the usage and privilege of sfuuser ?
Don't know. SFU = Microsoft Services for Unix - ask Microsoft.
> 3. If changing sfuuser password is not recommended,
> any method to mininize the security impact ?
UPDATE Cygwin and disable the account and update the SP of Windows
2000.
Thorsten
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