On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 17:16:55 -0000 John Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > From: John Morrison > > > From: Michael A Chase > > > 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. > > $ mkpasswd.exe -d > SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18:: > Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544:: > mkpasswd: [2453] Could not find domain controller for this domain. > > $ mkpasswd.exe -l > SYSTEM:*:18:544:,S-1-5-18:: > Administrators:*:544:544:,S-1-5-32-544:: (other local users) > > so it looks like SYSTEM and Administrators are always output Which means you'll get two copies of some lines if you run mkpasswd and mkgroup with -d and then with -l. Possibly an option to not write SYSTEM and similar lines could be added at the same time -c is added. Or perhaps -c could combine the -l and -d outputs. > $ mkgroup.exe -d > SYSTEM:S-1-5-18:18: > Cannot get PDC, code = 2453 > > $ mkgroup -l > SYSTEM:S-1-5-18:18: (other local groups) > > and the SYSTEM group so that shouldn't be a problem. How forgiving is Cygwin of duplicate lines in /etc/passwd and /etc/group? If it isn't very forgiving, maybe 'sort -u' could be used to remove duplicate lines. -- 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.