Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:45:17 +0100
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Subject: Re: BUG: Cygwin getent group refuses to list group added with net
 localgroup mygrp1 /add
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From: Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com>
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On Feb 20 17:24, Dan Shelton via Cygwin wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 at 10:57, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin
> <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Feb 20 05:13, Dan Shelton via Cygwin wrote:
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > I think I found a rather nasty bug:
> > > 1. Add a new group with "net localgroup mygrp1 /add"
> > > 2. Then list all groups with "getent group", the new group mygrp1 will
> > > not show up. "getent group mygrp1" will list it, but this is useless
> > > in my case, as I need the group listed by "getent group"
> >
> > I guess we can rule out a domain controller but is this a standalone
> > machine or a domain member machine?
> 
> Standalone test machine, stock Windows 10 installed 2 days ago,
> current patches, Cygwin 3.5 from 2 days ago.
> 
> >
> > What's the setting of your /etc/nsswitch.conf?
> 
> Only comments in that file, i.e. empty

Please set the db_enum: line to

  db_enum: all

and try again after exiting from the shell window.  Have a look at
https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/ntsec.html#ntsec-mapping-nsswitch
for the settings.  By default account enumeration only returns
the bare minimum for speed.

Btw, there *is* a bug in that code, but it affects only domain
menber machines, afaics.


Corinna

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