install proftpd.exe in cygwin not work

dear proftpd users:


in window xp's cygwin, I tried to install proftpd 1.2.10 , but it
failed

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eric lin@outlawinn ~
$ /usr/sbin/proftpd.exe
outlawinn - unable to set uid to 18, current uid: 1007

eric lin@outlawinn ~
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please help
eric

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> dear proftpd users:
> in window xp's cygwin, I tried to install proftpd 1.2.10 , but it
> failed

Looks like it installed just fine from here. You really need to learn to
describe your problems correctly.

> $ /usr/sbin/proftpd.exe
> outlawinn - unable to set uid to 18, current uid: 1007
> please help

Does the user you started Cygwin as have Administrator privileges on the MS
PC?

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> dear proftpd users:

> in window xp's cygwin, I tried to install proftpd 1.2.10 , but it
> failed

How is this related to Linux + networking?

> ---------------------------------------------------
> eric lin@outlawinn ~
> $ /usr/sbin/proftpd.exe
> outlawinn - unable to set uid to 18, current uid: 1007

Perhaps you are missing user with UID 18?

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Michael Heiming wrote:
> In comp.os.linux.networking (E-Mail Removed):
> > dear proftpd users:
>
> > in window xp's cygwin, I tried to install proftpd 1.2.10 , but it
> > failed
>
> How is this related to Linux + networking?

cygwin run on window mean linux, I setup proftpd is for serveing file
upload, download for web user. so it is related with Linux +
networking.
>
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > eric lin@outlawinn ~
> > $ /usr/sbin/proftpd.exe
> > outlawinn - unable to set uid to 18, current uid: 1007
>
> Perhaps you are missing user with UID 18?

so how should I fix it?
my wireless internet was supplied by motel. should I inform them I am
runing proftpd? I hope not.

>
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In comp.os.linux.networking (E-Mail Removed):

> Michael Heiming wrote:
>> In comp.os.linux.networking (E-Mail Removed):
>> > dear proftpd users:
>>
>> > in window xp's cygwin, I tried to install proftpd 1.2.10 , but it
>> > failed
>>
>> How is this related to Linux + networking?

> cygwin run on window mean linux, I setup proftpd is for serveing file
> upload, download for web user. so it is related with Linux +
> networking.

Nope, cygwin gives you some kind of *nix environment under doze,
but it has nothing to do with Linux.

>>
>> > ---------------------------------------------------
>> > eric lin@outlawinn ~
>> > $ /usr/sbin/proftpd.exe
>> > outlawinn - unable to set uid to 18, current uid: 1007
>>
>> Perhaps you are missing user with UID 18?

> so how should I fix it?
> my wireless internet was supplied by motel. should I inform them I am
> runing proftpd? I hope not.

How should I know? I'd add check the proftpd FAQ and probably add
the user using 'useradd', but you are running doze, not *Linux*,
making your question OT.

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