On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 11:28:04AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > Are the /etc/group and /etc/passwd files referenced much by cygwin while > executing programs or doing file accesses ?
Yes, the content of both files is read into memory. Cygwin needs the information, especially name, u/gid and SID. > The only thing I changed yesterday, was copying a new group file, created > by mkgroup -d. This file is 1669895 bytes large (yes, that is 1.59 Mb), it > contains 22080 group entries. *gasp* > Do you think this should be filed as a bug ? It doesn't count as a bug but it's a well known problem since... well... 3 years or so. It's way faster than it was back then but we still don't have an optimal solution. Workaround: Don't use such big files. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Developer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Red Hat, Inc. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
