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Date:	Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:03:56 +0100
From:	Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Testers needed: New passwd/group handling in Cygwin
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On Feb 14 12:55, Kurt Franke wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin <at> cygwin.com> writes:
>=20
> > > Indeed.  After the discussion yesterday I already realized that we wi=
ll
> > > need some commandline tool to request passwd and group entries.
> > >=20
> > > There is a function called getpw on Linux which allows to fetch a pas=
swd
> > > entry in the form it has in /etc/passwd:
> > >=20
> > >   http://linux.die.net/man/3/getpw
> >=20
> > Gosh, please ignore this function.  It's old and dangerous.  Treat this
> > mail as if I never mentioned this function, ok?
> >=20
> > Corinna
> >=20
>=20
> Hi Corinna,
>=20
> I think the function family
>=20
> getpwent()
> getgrent()

Sure, but the problem is not to have functions, the problem is to have a
tool which can be used from shell scripts.


Corinna

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Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
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