cygwin running problem with mysql

[Elfyn McBratney]

> Thanks Elfyn
> Apparently passwd file requires the SID
> how do I obtain the SID which corresponds with mysql username or groupname
> Sorry for the bother!

If you just added the entried manually remove them and run this...

mkpasswd -l |grep mysql (change mysql to the username you used)

Will give you the SID of the user. Use the same SID in both /etc/passwd and
/etc/group .


Regards,

Elfyn McBratney
elfyn@exposure.org.uk
www.exposure.org.uk



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