I was able to read about the /etc/passwd file Username: Password: UID: GID: Info: Home: Shell and i was able to find out a little about how cygwin does it.
account:password:UID:GID:GECOS:directory:shell i could not figure out what i should put for the GECOS entry. i tried looking in the docs and on google some more.. any suggestions? thanks, Brian -----Original Message----- From: Max Bowsher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 2:01 PM To: Henning, Brian; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: password file format Henning, Brian wrote: > Hello- > I have been looking on google.com for the format of the cygwin > /etc/passwd file and i have had little luck finding out what the > fields mean. Can anyone point me to some docs or just tell me so i > know what they are.. thanks! Read any /etc/passwd doc for the unix standard format. The Cygwin users guide explains the Cygwin stuff packed into the gecos field. Max. -- 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/
