On 3/5/2010 10:06 AM, scotch123 wrote:
Hello, My apologies for the newbie question. I've been looking for an explanation of what each section of a Cygwin /etc/passwd/ user entry means, specifically the segments between the user name and the home directory and bash shell: corinna:unused:11001:11125:U-BAR\corinna,S-1-5-21-2913048732-1697188782-3448811101-1001:/home/corinna:/bin/tcsh I can't seem to find what the three things in the middle are. I want to write up a how-to for a co-worker that explains what each segment is before explaining how to change a user's home directory path from the Unix default to the Windows/Cygwin notation that goes to their webroot folder so they can use SFTP. If someone could explain, or direct me to an explanation, I'd be grateful.
Wrong list. This is not a Cygwin-X question. Please send requests about Cygwin to the main list. Only questions, issues, or comments regarding Cygwin-X should go to this list. To answer your question, the main information for this you can get from Linux/UNIX sources: <http://linux.die.net/man/5/passwd>. The Cygwin-specific parts you can get from the Users Guide: <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-files> -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/