Windows 2003 Server & Cygwin Cron

[René Haber]

Hello Corinna

Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> The easiest way is to follow the ssh-host-config script in
> creating a special account:
> 
>   net user cron_server <passwd> /add /yes
>   net localgroup <administrators_group_name> cron_server /add
>   editrights -a SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege -u cron_server
>   editrights -a SeCreateTokenPrivilege -u cron_server
>   editrights -a SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege -u cron_server
>   editrights -a SeServiceLogonRight -u cron_server
>   mkpasswd -l -u cron_server >> /etc/passwd
> 
> For security reasons:
>   editrights -a SeDenyInteractiveLogonRight -u cron_server
>   editrights -a SeDenyNetworkLogonRight -u cron_server
>   editrights -a SeDenyRemoteInteractiveLogonRight -u cron_server
> 
> And then create a cron service using that account:
>   cygrunsrv -I cron -p /usr/sbin/cron -a -D -u cron_server -w <passwd>

I've tried this and it doesn't work. The cron service starts and shuts 
down immediately with an error. In the Windows syslog i found:

   [...]
   CYGWIN crond : PID 288 : starting service `CYGWIN crond' failed:
   execv: 1, Operation not permitted.

René



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