* utils.sgml: Various syntactical and semantical fixes.
* cygcheck.cc (usage): Fix --find-package explanation.
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2009-04-03 Kevin Buettner <kevinb@redhat.com>
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* utils.sgml: Various syntactical and semantical fixes.
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* cygcheck.cc (usage): Fix --find-package explanation.
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2009-03-26 Yaakov Selkowitz <yselkowitz@cygwin.com>
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* utils.sgml (passwd -R): Remove references to CYGWIN="server".
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@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ At least one command option or a PROGRAM is required, as shown above.\n\
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-r, --registry also scan registry for Cygwin settings (with -s)\n\
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-k, --keycheck perform a keyboard check session (must be run from a\n\
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plain console only, not from a pty/rxvt/xterm)\n\
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-f, --find-package find the package that FILE belongs to\n\
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-f, --find-package find the package to which FILE belongs\n\
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-l, --list-package list contents of PACKAGE (or all packages if none given)\n\
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-p, --package-query search for REGEXP in the entire cygwin.com package\n\
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repository (requires internet connectivity)\n\
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@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ At least one command option or a PROGRAM is required, as shown above.
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-r, --registry also scan registry for Cygwin settings (with -s)
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-k, --keycheck perform a keyboard check session (must be run from a
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plain console only, not from a pty/rxvt/xterm)
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-f, --find-package find the package that FILE belongs to
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-f, --find-package find the package to which FILE belongs
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-l, --list-package list contents of PACKAGE (or all packages if none given)
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-p, --package-query search for REGEXP in the entire cygwin.com package
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repository (requires internet connectivity)
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@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ ACL. For directories <command>getfacl</command> displays additionally the
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default ACL. With no options specified, <command>getfacl</command> displays
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the filename, the owner, the group, and both the ACL and the default ACL, if
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it exists. For more information on Cygwin and Windows ACLs, see
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see <xref linkend="ntsec"></xref> in the Cygwin User's Guide.
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<xref linkend="ntsec"></xref> in the Cygwin User's Guide.
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The format for ACL output is as follows:
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<screen>
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# file: filename
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@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ given signal, or a list of all signal names if no signal is given.</para>
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<para>To send a specific signal, use the <literal>-signN</literal>
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option, either with a signal number or a signal name (minus the "SIG"
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part), like these examples:</para>
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part), as shown in these examples:</para>
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<example id="utils-kill-ex"><title>Using the kill command</title>
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<screen>
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@ -560,14 +560,14 @@ With the <literal>-d/-D</literal> options the program contacts a Domain
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Controller, which my be unreachable or have restricted access.
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Comma-separated from the machine or domain, you can specify an offset
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which is used as base added to the group's RID to compute the gid
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(offset + RID = gid). This allows to create the same gids every time you
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(offset + RID = gid). This allows you to create the same gids every time you
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re-run <command>mkgroup</command>.
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For very simple needs, an entry for the current user's group can be
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created by using the option <literal>-c</literal> or <literal>-C</literal>.
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If you want to use one of the <literal>-D</literal>, <literal>-L</literal>
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or <literal>-C</literal> options, but you don't like the backslash as
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domain/group separator, you can specify another separator using the
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<literal>-S</literal> option, for instance</para>
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<literal>-S</literal> option, for instance:</para>
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<example id="utils-mkgroup-ex"><title>Setting up group entry for current user with different domain/group separator</title>
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<screen>
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@ -580,11 +580,11 @@ DOMAIN+my_group:S-1-5-21-2913048732-1697188782-3448811101-1144:11144:
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<para>The <literal>-o</literal> option allows for special cases
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(such as multiple domains) where the GIDs might match otherwise.
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The <literal>-g</literal> option only prints the information for one group.
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The <literal>-U</literal> option allows to enumerate the standard UNIX
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The <literal>-U</literal> option allows you to enumerate the standard UNIX
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groups on a Samba machine. It's used together with
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<literal>-l samba-server</literal> or <literal>-L samba-server</literal>.
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The normal UNIX groups are usually not enumerated, but they can show
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up as group in <command>ls -l</command> output.
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up as a group in <command>ls -l</command> output.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ option <literal>-c</literal> or <literal>-C</literal>.
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If you want to use one of the <literal>-D</literal>, <literal>-L</literal>
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or <literal>-C</literal> options, but you don't like the backslash as
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domain/group separator, you can specify another separator using the
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<literal>-S</literal> option, simialar to the <command>mkgroup</command>.
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<literal>-S</literal> option, similar to the <command>mkgroup</command>.
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The <literal>-o</literal> option allows for special cases
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(such as multiple domains) where the UIDs might match otherwise.
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The <literal>-m</literal> option bypasses the current
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@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ use the specified prefix instead of the account home dir or <literal>/home/
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would put local users' home directories in the Windows 'Profiles' directory.
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The <literal>-u</literal> option creates just an entry for
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the specified user.
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The <literal>-U</literal> option allows to enumerate the standard UNIX
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The <literal>-U</literal> option allows you to enumerate the standard UNIX
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users on a Samba machine. It's used together with
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<literal>-l samba-server</literal> or <literal>-L samba-server</literal>.
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The normal UNIX users are usually not enumerated, but they can show
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@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ the <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> file.</para>
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<para>
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The <literal>-m</literal> option causes the <command>mount</command> utility
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to output the current mount table in a series of fstab entries. This allows
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to output the current mount table in a series of fstab entries.
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You can save this output as a backup when experimenting with the mount table.
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Copy the output to <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> to restore the old state.
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It also makes moving your settings to a different machine much easier.</para>
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@ -1017,13 +1017,13 @@ running Windows services. When a privileged Cygwin application calls the
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<command>set{e}uid(user_id)</command> system call, Cygwin checks if a
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password for that user has been stored in this registry area. If so, it
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uses this password to switch to this user account using that password.
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This allows to logon through, for instance, <command>ssh</command> with
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public key authentication and to get a full qualified user token with
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This allows you to logon through, for instance, <command>ssh</command> with
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public key authentication and get a full qualified user token with
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all credentials for network access. However, the method has some
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drawbacks security-wise. This is explained in more detail in the
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<xref linkend="ntsec"></xref> section.</para>
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drawbacks security-wise. This is explained in more detail in
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<xref linkend="ntsec"></xref>.</para>
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<para>Please note that storing password in that registry area is a
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<para>Please note that storing passwords in that registry area is a
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privileged operation which only administrative accounts are allowed to
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do. If normal, non-admin users should be allowed to enter their
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passwords using <command>passwd -R</command>, it's required to run
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@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ waiting to output.
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</para>
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<para>
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By default <command>ps</command> will only show processes owned by the
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By default, <command>ps</command> will only show processes owned by the
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current user. With either the <literal>-a</literal> or <literal>-e</literal>
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option, all user's processes (and system processes) are listed. There are
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historical UNIX reasons for the synonomous options, which are functionally
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@ -1166,18 +1166,18 @@ Conversely, the <literal>-q</literal> option supresses error messages,
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so you can use the exit status of the program to detect if a key
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exists or not (for example).</para>
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<para>The <literal>-w</literal> option allows to access the 64 bit view
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on the registry. Several subkeys exist in a 32 bit and a 64 bit version
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<para>The <literal>-w</literal> option allows you to access the 64 bit view
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of the registry. Several subkeys exist in a 32 bit and a 64 bit version
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when running on Windows 64. Since Cygwin is running in 32 bit mode, it
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has only access to the 32 bit view of these registry keys. When using
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the <literal>-w</literal> the 64 bit view is used and
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only has access to the 32 bit view of these registry keys. When using
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the <literal>-w</literal> switch, the 64 bit view is used and
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<command>regtool</command> can access the entire registry.
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This option is simply ignored when running on 32 bit Windows versions.
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</para>
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<para>The <literal>-W</literal> option allows to access the 32 bit view
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on the registry. The purpose of this option is mainly symmetry. It
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allows to create OS agnostic scripts which would also work in a hypothetic
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<para>The <literal>-W</literal> option allows you to access the 32 bit view
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on the registry. The purpose of this option is mainly for symmetry. It
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permits creation of OS agnostic scripts which would also work in a hypothetical
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64 bit version of Cygwin.</para>
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<para>You must provide <command>regtool</command> with an
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@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ the action must be <literal>add</literal>, <literal>set</literal>,
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<para>The <literal>add</literal> action adds a new key. The
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<literal>check</literal> action checks to see if a key exists (the
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exit code of the program is zero if it does, nonzero if it does not).
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The <literal>get</literal> action gets the value of a value of a key,
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The <literal>get</literal> action gets the value of a key,
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and prints it (and nothing else) to stdout. Note: if the value
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doesn't exist, an error message is printed and the program returns a
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non-zero exit code. If you give <literal>-q</literal>, it doesn't
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