Re: Fw: *** CreateFileMapping, Win32 error 5. Terminating.

[Larry Hall <cygwin-lh at cygwin dot com>]

At 03:03 PM 11/20/2003, Fabrice Larribe you wrote:

>Hi.
>
>    I'm not a computer guy, so forgive me if my question is awkward !
>
>    I use cygwin by the intermediate of a Windows XP remote Desktop
>Connection, and I connect to Win2000 server. I use cygwin mainly to compile
>and run c++ code (to do scientific simulations). I have used Cygwin in this
>context with absolutely no problem during several years, but recently, when
>I try to start a Cygwin shell, I have this error message:
>    *** CreateFileMapping, Win32 error 5.  Terminating.
>and the shell does not start.
>I have tried to update to the lastest cygwin relase, with no results. I have
>consult the FAQ and maling list, with no help. I have however find in the
>mailing list related problems, but I don't understand if the problems are
>similar or not, and I do not understand the responses. Here are the links:
>
>    http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg01234.html
>    http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg00454.html
>    http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg00182.html
>
>Pierre A.H. seems to come with a solution:
>"This problem has now been explained with James' help and this message is to
>close the thread. It turns out that on some recent Windows systems a special
>privilege, "create global objects", is required to run Cygwin 1.5.X from a
>terminal session. It can be given to users with the  editrights.exe
>utility. " but I can not run any executable cygwin file, I always have
>thesame error message.
>
>I have tried, as suggested by one the messages, to change code 513 to 544 in
>etc/passwd, with no results.
>    So, could somebody give me some hints about what to do ?


Unfortunately, what you've said so far gives us very few specifics about
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