1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config b/contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config
index c7164f610..b41a2e49b 100644
--- a/contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config
+++ b/contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config
@@ -449,12 +449,10 @@ then
           echo "Should this script create a new local account 'sshd_server' which has"
           if request "the required privileges?"
           then
-            _admingroup=`awk -F: '{if ( $1 != "root" && $2 == "S-1-5-32-544" ) print $1;}' ${SYSCONFDIR}/group`
+            _admingroup=`mkgroup -l | awk -F: '{if ( $2 == "S-1-5-32-544" ) print $1;}' `
             if [ -z "${_admingroup}" ]
             then
-              echo "There's no group with SID S-1-5-32-544 (Local administrators group) in"
-              echo "your ${SYSCONFDIR}/group file.  Please regenerate this entry using 'mkgroup -l'"
-              echo "and restart this script."
+              echo "mkgroup -l produces no group with SID S-1-5-32-544 (Local administrators group)."
               exit 1
             fi
             dos_var_empty=`cygpath -w ${LOCALSTATEDIR}/empty`