Here are the /etc/passwd files: DellNotebook05 (Client): SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18:: LocalService:*:19:544:U-NT AUTHORITY\LocalService,S-1-5-19:: NetworkService:*:20:544:U-NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService,S-1-5-20:: Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544:: Administrator:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:500:513:U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\Administrator,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-500:/home/Administrator:/bin/bash Family:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1006:513:U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\Family,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-1006:/home/Family:/bin/bash Guest:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:501:513:U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\Guest,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-501:/home/Guest:/bin/bash HelpAssistant:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1005:513:Remote Desktop Help Assistant Account,U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\HelpAssistant,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-1005:/home/HelpAssistant:/bin/bash SUPPORT_388945a0:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1002:513:CN=Microsoft Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US,U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\SUPPORT_388945a0,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-1002:/home/SUPPORT_388945a0:/bin/bash and Dell4550 (Host): SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18:: LocalService:*:19:544:U-NT AUTHORITY\LocalService,S-1-5-19:: NetworkService:*:20:544:U-NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService,S-1-5-20:: Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544:: Administrator:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:500:513:U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\Administrator,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-500:/home/Administrator:/bin/bash Family:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1006:513:U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\Family,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-1006:/home/Family:/bin/bash Guest:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:501:513:U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\Guest,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-501:/home/Guest:/bin/bash HelpAssistant:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1005:513:Remote Desktop Help Assistant Account,U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\HelpAssistant,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-1005:/home/HelpAssistant:/bin/bash SUPPORT_388945a0:unused_by_nt/2000/xp:1002:513:CN=Microsoft Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US,U-DELLNOTEBOOK05\SUPPORT_388945a0,S-1-5-21-2495684553-658851696-1374088862-1002:/home/SUPPORT_388945a0:/bin/bash On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 2:16 AM, Kosala Atapattu <kosala.atapattu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > After couple bad experiences I would suggest you not to run serious > stuff on Cygwin. Anyways can you post the /etc/passwd file in Cygwin, > that's the guy usually create this user confusion. > > Kosala > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Danny Kutner <getisboy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I just got OpenSSH running through Cygwin and there are some ownership >> issues. It seems that any file I create over ssh is then owned by the >> host user (DELL4550\Family), not the client computer >> (DELLNOTEBOOK05\Family). This creates problems when running backup >> programs that utilize ssh. >> >> Is there a way to correct this? >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> - Danny >> > > > > -- > Kosala > -------------------------------------------- > Disclaimer: Views expressed in this mail are my personal views and > they would not reflect views of the employer. > -------------------------------------------- > blog.kosala.net > www.linux.lk/~kosala/ > www.kosala.net >