X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4AFC9E82.7090401@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:47:14 +0000 From: Dave Korn User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: ID command returns mkgroup References: <4AFB0EEA.4020806@cygwin.com> <4AFB527A.1040007@cygwin.com> <4AFC3695.5050400@cygwin.com> In-Reply-To: <4AFC3695.5050400@cygwin.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com 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 -- 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