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Re: ID command returns mkgroup
Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> On 11/12/2009 09:14 AM, Dexter_Michael@emc wrote:
>> Should my ID output be the same as when I log into a unix server here,
>> or would it be different? My cygwin is running on a Windows workstation
>> so maybe it is grabbing my AD groups as opposed to my NIS groups.
>
> The former. Cygwin operates on Windows to create a POSIXy environment
> on Windows. It's not a Linux/UNIX VM running on Windows.
ITYM "the latter". Grabbing the AD groups is exactly what is going on.
(I'm inferring that Mike is in a heterogeneous environment with essentially
separate user accounts on the Unix and Windows sides, based on YP/NIS and AD
respectively.)
cheers,
DaveK
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