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diff --git a/winsup/doc/ntsec.sgml b/winsup/doc/ntsec.sgml index 61059a9a7..168e12000 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ntsec.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/ntsec.sgml @@ -790,22 +790,11 @@ all network credentials. Hmm, that's heaven...</para> <para>First, adding a password to the LSA private registry area requires administrative access. So calling <command>passwd -R</command> -as a normal user will fail. Cygwin provides a workaround for +as a normal user will fail! Cygwin provides a workaround for this. If <command>cygserver</command> is started as a service running under the SYSTEM account (which is the default way to run <command>cygserver</command>) you can use <command>passwd -R</command> -as normal, non-privileged user as well. Just keep in mind that this -requires to set the environment variable CYGWIN to contain the word -"server" before running <command>passwd -R</command>, if it's not -already set anyway. See <xref linkend="using-cygwinenv"></xref>. -Example:</para> - -<screen> -bash$ echo $CYGWIN -tty -bash$ export CYGWIN="tty server" -bash$ passwd -R -</screen> +as normal, non-privileged user as well.</para> <para>Second, as aforementioned, the password is two-way encrypted in a hidden, obfuscated registry area. Only SYSTEM has access to this area |