diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 982e229a7..efcb44c0b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 20040921
  - (dtucker) [openbsd-compat/bsd-snprintf.c] Check for max length too.
    ok djm@
+ - (dtucker) [contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config] Update to match current Cygwin
+   install process.  Patch from vinschen at redhat.com.
 
 20040912
  - (djm) [loginrec.c] Start KNF and tidy up of this long-neglected file.
@@ -1748,4 +1750,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3553 2004/09/21 11:32:12 dtucker Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3554 2004/09/21 11:35:55 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config b/contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config
index 9c0dabf41..c7164f610 100644
--- a/contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config
+++ b/contrib/cygwin/ssh-host-config
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ then
 	  echo "Should this script create a new local account 'sshd_server' which has"
 	  if request "the required privileges?"
 	  then
-	    _admingroup=`awk -F: '{if ( $2 == "S-1-5-32-544" ) print $1;}' ${SYSCONFDIR}/group`
+	    _admingroup=`awk -F: '{if ( $1 != "root" && $2 == "S-1-5-32-544" ) print $1;}' ${SYSCONFDIR}/group`
 	    if [ -z "${_admingroup}" ]
 	    then
 	      echo "There's no group with SID S-1-5-32-544 (Local administrators group) in"