> From: Michael A Chase > <[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 believe this matters. I *think* they can be set and used correctly even without entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group. > I don't have a domain account right now so I can't check to see if '-d' > includes the special local users/groups. No, I'm not on a domain atm either... > > 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. Again, I believe that as a cached user the above should be true, if anyone knows otherwise, *please* tell me. J.
