This is the mail archive of the
cygwin
mailing list for the Cygwin project.
Re: How big are your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files?
- From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon at yandex dot ru>
- To: Linda Walsh <cygwin at tlinx dot org>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 01:26:03 +0400
- Subject: Re: How big are your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files?
- Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
- References: <20140131203738 dot GA8707 at calimero dot vinschen dot de> <CAKf2h5R-FuQX9W=ojw4+ez8gqOHjwYshMh3FmmfNu3r12sRFeQ at mail dot gmail dot com> <20140131220314 dot GH2821 at calimero dot vinschen dot de> <52EC4727 dot 2000308 at gmail dot com> <20140201102652 dot GA26805 at calimero dot vinschen dot de> <loom dot 20140203T183022-692 at post dot gmane dot org> <20140203210522 dot GR2821 at calimero dot vinschen dot de> <1499918283 dot 20140204022223 at mtu-net dot ru> <20140204101247 dot GA8471 at calimero dot vinschen dot de> <52F0E60A dot 4010103 at tlinx dot org> <1721039132 dot 20140204183510 at mtu-net dot ru> <52F17C9B dot 6090805 at tlinx dot org>
- Reply-to: Andrey Repin <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Greetings, Linda Walsh!
> 11612288(High Mandatory Level)
>>
>>> The security levels are mostly for informational / interest purposes...
>>
>>> Maybe they might be added to cygwin if it is going to substitute it's own
>>> internal DB?
>>
>> As I understand it, these groups/names will be retrieved directly from system
>> as the need arise.
> ---
> Sorta -- If you don't have them listed in your group file then
> they won't be listed when you type 'id'.
> They'll still be part of your credential -- just not listed...
> that's why I said it was mostly for informational/interest purposes...
> That way I can know what 'trust' level I am logged in with.
I was talking the case of NOT using groups/passwd files.
Also look at Corinna's answer http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2014-02/msg00038.html
--
WBR,
Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@yandex.ru) 06.02.2014, <01:25>
Sorry for my terrible english...
--
Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple