Administrator lacking super-user privileges on cygwin installation

Ville Herva vherva@niksula.hut.fi
Fri Aug 1 15:53:00 GMT 2003

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I think I have somewhat similar problem with setting up sshd. It must be
something stupid, but this has happened to me on two separate machines. As
it happens, someone else had initially set up cygwin on both of them, so I
don't know exactly what options were used (but I assume they are fairly
default). Another is NT4/SP6, the other is W2k/SP3, both use NTFS.
The problem: After I installed sshd with setup.exe, and run ssh-host-config,
I was unable to get the service running as SYSTEM user.
>From event log, I found this:
 User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
 sshd : PID 528 : starting service `sshd' failed: execv: 255, error 255.
/etc/ssh* was owned by SYSTEM, but if I changed all that to owned by user, I
was able to run "sshd -d -D" from command line as user. Also If I changed
the service to be executed as user, it started up just fine.
I already used a fair amount of time trying to work out what might have been
the cause (and I'm somewhat satisfied with sshd service running as user) so
I'm taking the lazy attitude and asking here whether someone here has seen
something like this or able to tell off-hand whgat might be the culprit...
-- v --
v@iki.fi
cygcheck output (some information censored):
Cygwin Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics
Current System Time: Fri Aug 01 18:52:13 2003
Windows NT Ver 4.0 Build 1381 Service Pack 6
Path:	C:\cygwin\bin
	C:\cygwin\bin
	C:\cygwin\usr\sbin
	C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin
	c:\WINNT40\SYSTEM32
	c:\WINNT40
	C:\cygwin\ntreskit
	.
C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe output (nontsec)
UID: 1003(<user>) GID: 513(None)
513(None) 544(Administrators)
C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe output (ntsec)
UID: 1003(<user>) GID: 513(None)
513(None) 544(Administrators)
SysDir: C:\WINNT40\System32
WinDir: C:\WINNT40
CYGWIN = `ntea'
HOME = `c:\users\default'
PWD = `/home/<user>'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
 (default) = `/cygdrive'
 cygdrive flags = 0x00000020
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts00円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts01円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts02円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts03円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts04円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts05円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts06円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts07円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts08円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts09円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円A
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円B
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円C
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円D
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円E
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円F
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts10円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts11円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts12円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts13円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts14円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts15円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts16円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts17円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts18円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts19円
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts1円A
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts1円B
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts1円C
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts1円D
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2
 (default) = `/'
 cygdrive flags = 0x0000002a
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/
 (default) = `C:\cygwin'
 flags = 0x00000008
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin
 (default) = `C:\cygwin/bin'
 flags = 0x00000008
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib
 (default) = `C:\cygwin/lib'
 flags = 0x00000008
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts00円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts01円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts02円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts03円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts04円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts05円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts06円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts07円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts08円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts09円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円A
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円D
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円E
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts0円F
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts10円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts11円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts12円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts13円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts14円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts15円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts16円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts17円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts18円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts19円
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts1円A
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts1円B
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts1円C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\CYGWIN.DLL setup\b15.0\mounts1円D
a: fd N/A N/A 
c: hd NTFS 8001Mb 88% CP CS UN PA FC NOSPART
d: hd NTFS 17359Mb 74% CP CS UN PA FC LIMPPU2
e: hd NTFS 8675Mb 21% CP CS UN PA barracuda
f: cd N/A N/A 
. /cygdrive user textmode,cygdrive
C:\cygwin / system textmode
C:\cygwin/bin /usr/bin system textmode
C:\cygwin/lib /usr/lib system textmode
. / system binmode,cygdrive
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\awk.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cp.exe
Not Found: cpp (good!)
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe
Not Found: gcc
Not Found: gdb
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\grep.exe
Not Found: ld
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe
Not Found: make
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\mv.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\rm.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sed.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe
Found: C:\cygwin\bin\tar.exe
 58k 2002年05月07日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygbz2-1.dll
 848k 2003年04月11日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto-0.9.7.dll
 645k 2003年04月11日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcrypto.dll
 380k 2002年07月24日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygdb-3.1.dll
 487k 2002年07月24日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygdb_cxx-3.1.dll
 45k 2001年04月25日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll
 35k 2002年01月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll
 76k 2003年03月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform7.dll
 28k 2003年07月20日 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm-3.dll
 30k 2003年07月26日 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm-4.dll
 19k 2003年03月22日 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll
 15k 2003年07月20日 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm_compat-3.dll
 15k 2003年07月26日 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm_compat-4.dll
 17k 2001年06月28日 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll
 20k 2002年10月10日 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll
 945k 2003年06月18日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll
 22k 2001年12月13日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll
 28k 2002年09月20日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-2.dll
 26k 2001年04月25日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll
 20k 2002年01月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll
 48k 2003年03月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu7.dll
 156k 2001年04月25日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll
 175k 2002年01月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll
 226k 2001年04月25日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll
 202k 2002年01月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll
 284k 2003年03月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses7.dll
 15k 2001年04月25日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll
 12k 2002年01月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll
 31k 2003年03月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel7.dll
 63k 2003年04月11日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll
 61k 2003年04月11日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll
 1069k 2003年06月02日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygperl5_8_0.dll
 22k 2002年06月09日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpopt-0.dll
 108k 2001年06月28日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll
 127k 2002年10月10日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll
 176k 2003年04月11日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygssl-0.9.7.dll
 165k 2003年04月11日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygssl.dll
 50k 2002年03月12日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll
 948k 2003年03月18日 C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll
 Cygwin DLL version info:
 DLL version: 1.3.22
 DLL epoch: 19
 DLL bad signal mask: 19005
 DLL old termios: 5
 DLL malloc env: 28
 API major: 0
 API minor: 78
 Shared data: 3
 DLL identifier: cygwin1
 Mount registry: 2
 Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions
 Cygwin registry name: Cygwin
 Program options name: Program Options
 Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2
 Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags
 Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix
 Cygdrive default prefix: 
 Build date: Tue Mar 18 09:20:11 EST 2003
 CVS tag: dontuse-21
 Shared id: cygwin1S3
Cygwin Package Information
Package Version
_update-info-dir 00190-1
ash 20020731-1
base-files 1.3-1
base-passwd 1.1-1
bash 2.05b-9
bzip2 1.0.2-2
cygrunsrv 0.96-1
cygutils 1.1.4-2
cygwin 1.3.22-1
diffutils 2.8.1-1
fileutils 4.1-1
findutils 4.1.7-4
gawk 3.1.3-1
gdbm 1.8.3-3
grep 2.5-1
gzip 1.3.3-4
inetutils 1.3.2-23
less 378-1
libbz2_1 1.0.2-2
libdb3.1 3.1.17-2
libgdbm 1.8.0-5
libgdbm-devel 1.8.3-3
libgdbm3 1.8.3-3
libgdbm4 1.8.3-5
libiconv2 1.8-3
libintl1 0.10.40-1
libintl2 0.11.5-1
libncurses5 5.2-1
libncurses6 5.2-8
libncurses7 5.3-1
libpcre 4.1-1
libpopt0 1.6.4-4
libreadline4 4.1-2
libreadline5 4.3-2
links 0.96-1
login 1.9-5
nano 1.2.0-1
ncurses 5.3-1
openssh 3.6.1p1-2
openssl 0.9.7b-1
openssl096 0.9.6j-1
perl 5.8.0-3
procps 010801-2
psutils 1.17-1
readline 4.3-2
rsync 2.5.6-1
rxvt 2.7.10-3
sed 4.0.7-1
sh-utils 2.0.15-3
shutdown 1.3-1
tar 1.13.25-1
termcap 20021106-2
terminfo 5.3-3
texinfo 4.2-4
textutils 2.0.21-1
wget 1.8.2-2
which 1.5-1
zip 2.3-2
zlib 1.1.4-1
zsh 4.0.6-5
Use -h to see help about each section
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