password file format

[Max Bowsher]

Henning, Brian wrote:
> 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.

*You* shouldn't. You should let mkpasswd do it for you.

> i tried looking in the docs and on google some more..

Some info:
http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#NTSEC-RELEASE1.1


Max.


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