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* how-using.texinfo: Add FAQ about network shares and authentication.

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Joshua Daniel Franklin 2004-09-30 05:19:27 +00:00
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@ -42,12 +42,19 @@ For a detailed discussion of why this change was made, and how deal
with it now, refer to
@file{http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2001-09/msg00014.html}.
@subsection Why can't I access my network shares with @samp{cron}, or when using pubkey authentication with @samp{ssh}?
@subsection Why don't my services work (or access network shares)?
Some Cygwin services normally run as the SYSTEM user, which has
certain limitations. Under the Windows authentication scheme, the
SYSTEM user cannot access network shares that require authentication.
For more information, see
Most Windows services run as a special user called SYSTEM. If you
installed Cygwin for "Just Me", the 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:
@example
eval "`mount -m | sed -e 's/ -u / -s /g' -e 's/$/;/'`"
@end example
The 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
@ -56,6 +63,8 @@ your own user with @samp{cygrunsrv}.
@subsection How should I set my PATH?
@subsection How should I set my PATH?
This is done for you in the file /etc/profile, which is sourced by bash
when you start it from the Desktop or Start Menu shortcut, created by
@code{setup.exe}. The line is