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Re: /etc/group, /etc/passwd usage by cygwin layer ?
On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 11:28:04AM +0100, jurgen.defurne@philips.com 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
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