Troubleshooting Different Versions of Cygwin

Versions of Cygwin other than those distributed by TimeSys might treat the nfs-server-config script differently. If you get an error that states the UID is read-only, take the following steps:

1. If your version of Cygwin is more recent than 1.5.17, try using sh:
   

   $ sh nfs-server-config

2. If your version of Cygwin is older than version 1.5.17, first try using ash:
   

   $ ash nfs-server-config

3. If your version of Cygwin is older than version 1.5.17 and ash does not work, one of the following should start the script correctly:
   
   • Upgrade your Cygwin to a more recent version.
   • Comment out the line:

     UID=$(id-u)

     in the script.

In addition, older versions of the script might produce the following error:

grep: /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/nfs-server-2.3-1.README: \
   No such file or directory

This error can safely be ignored.