> > I did the variation with "-l -c" to recreate /etc/passwd, > because "-d" > > would hang the shell. > > It doesn't hang, just takes very very long in large domains. What you > want is "mkpasswd -d -u YOURUSERNAME >> /etc/passwd". Though > I believe > "mkpasswd -c" already does that without the need to query the domain.
Do I really *need* -d? On first setup of Cygwin, the whole Domain wasn't searched either. I tried "-d" on mkgroup once (where it goes slightly faster), and it ended up with a group file of about 30000 entries! > But don't do that if you have a large domain... Unless you > just want to > leave it to complete overnight. I don't think I want it. I just don't see what advantage it has. And, after all, that information is outdated the next day anyway, because there are continuously systems coming and going. Ronald -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
