On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 13:02:39 -0000 John Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > It seems desirable to > > - have local users and groups always appear in /etc/passwd and /etc/group > > Why? I never log on locally when running on a network domain... Don't a lot of the system files belong to the local account used for installation? SYSTEM is also a local user though that is a special case. I don't have a domain account right now so I can't check to see if '-d' includes the special local users/groups. > I think the -c is not a bad idea. I'll go with the majority > about the domain stuff, but I think it should be there. Question: > have you a known situation where $USERDOMAIN != hostname and > you weren't logged into a domain? For several years, I used my laptop both at work and at home. When not at work, I logged in using cached user information. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.
