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From:	"Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
To:	"Henning, Brian" <brian DOT henning AT navitaire DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: password file format
Date:	Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:43:02 -0000
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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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