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From: Andrew DeFaria <ADeFaria AT Salira DOT com>
Subject: Re: how to set a passwd for a user
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:48:35 -0800
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Vince Hoffman wrote:

> It shouldnt make any difference at all. (the "unused_by_nt/2000/xp" 
> bit should give you a clue that on windows 2k/xp/NT windows handles 
> the password.)

Maybe it should be changed to 
"this_field_is_unused_by_cygwin_running_under_nt/2000_or_XP__instead_cygwin_makes_calls_to_either_the_domain_controller_or_the_local_OS_to_get_the_encrypted_passwd"

(Did I leave out anything? :-) )



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