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| author | Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com> | 2004-09-30 19:58:07 +0000 |
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| committer | Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com> | 2004-09-30 19:58:07 +0000 |
| commit | 00ee07cb12cc19aedd03e1a73ccad03151cb712b (patch) | |
| tree | fec119b88f9d31f8c8943f2fbe68e863771e59bd /winsup | |
| parent | 36ad66d9865f815caf1538e7afc42a7b4a2b501c (diff) | |
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* how-using.texinfo: Fix typo. Add note about "Install For All Users"
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diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index 5206bcdbd..6e5fe110a 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ 2004-09-30 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com> + * how-using.texinfo: Fix typo. Add note about "Install For All Users" + +2004-09-30 Joshua Daniel Franklin <joshuadfranklin@yahoo.com> + * how-programming.texinfo: Add gcj note to WinMain@16 FAQ. * how-using.texinfo: Add FAQ about network shares and authentication. * install.texinfo: Add "Where is make" to FAQ subtitle. diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index 269902bdd..7e3070fe9 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -44,24 +44,24 @@ with it now, refer to @subsection Why don't my services work (or access network shares)? -Most Windows services run as a special user called SYSTEM. If you -installed Cygwin for "Just Me", the SYSTEM user won't see your +Most Windows services run as a special user called @samp{SYSTEM}. If you +installed Cygwin for "Just Me", the @samp{SYSTEM} user won't see your Cygwin mount table. You need to re-mount all of your mounts as -"system" for services to work. This script will do the trick: +"system" for services to work. You can re-run @samp{setup.exe} and +select "Install for All Users", or this script will do the trick: @example eval "`mount -m | sed -e 's/ -u / -s /g' -e 's/$/;/'`" @end example -The SYSTEM user cannot access network shares that require +The @samp{SYSTEM} user cannot access network shares that require authentication. For more information, see @file{http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html}. Workarounds include using public network share that does not require authentication (for non-critical files), or running the service as -your own user with @samp{cygrunsrv}. - -@subsection How should I set my PATH? +your own user with @samp{cygrunsrv -u} (see +@samp{/usr/share/doc/Cygwin/cygrunsrv.README} for more information). @subsection How should I set my PATH? |