On Wed, 31 May 2017 10:59:38, cyg Simple wrote:
> On 5/31/2017 10:16 AM, Houder wrote:
> > On Wed, 31 May 2017 09:27:02, cyg Simple wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >> All of this talk of /etc/passwd leads me to point you to
> >> https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html.
> >
> > cyg,
> >
> > Do you want me to study that text a second, third, fourth or Xth time ...?
> >
>
> Yes, especially section
> https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-mapping where it
> explains that /etc/passwd and /etc/group are now deprecated and it's use
> is for backward compatibility and that you should be using
> /etc/nsswitch.conf[1] instead. Have you attempted this?
>
> [1] https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-mapping-nsswitch
Actually, that text reads:
= Mapping Windows SIDs to POSIX uid/gid values:
* Read /etc/passwd and /etc/group files if they exist, just as in the olden
days, mainly for backward compatibility.
-----
It does not stipulate that these files are no longer supported ... Corinna did
not dare to proclaim them "deprecated".
Do I use the file /etc/nsswitch.conf? Yes, certainly. As shown in:
https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2017-05/msg00456.html
(see bottom of post)
Do you want me to drop /etc/{passwd,group} files. Yes, you do. I will not.
Moreover, it is completely irrelevant from a logical point of view whether
/etc/{passwd,group) or AD is used to maintain the "network administration".
Regards,
Henri
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