On Jul 17 10:12, Pierre A. Humblet wrote: > cron-config already has a pretty much self contained function to create > such a privileged usr, it would be easy to extend it (if needed). It['s > adapted > from Corinna's ssh stuff, and it is also used for exim (add it to the list). > > It also looks for typical server names such as sshd_server cyg_server > cron_server > and offers to reuse them if they exist.
Sounds good for reuse. > One issue that I notice is that sshd_server is (at least, "was") setting > its home directory > to something special. Is it needed? Other servers may also require unusual > settings. > We should identify the superset of the special needs. No, there's no special need for the home directory of the sshd_server account. I just used /var/empty as for the unprivileged sshd account because it sounded like a good idea way back when. You can set it to almost everything. Maybe we should follow the typical Linux layout and create a "/cygwin_server" directory, similar to "/root" on Linux. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat
