etcpasswd

EDIT: For recent versions of Cygwin (1.7.34 and beyond), see this newer question. Like sblundy’s answer, you can always edit by-hand. But if you want to do it the “official” way, use the cygwin-specific mkpasswd command. Below is a snippet from the official docs on mkpasswd : For example, this command: Example 3.11. Using an … Read more