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From: "Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: [spam] Re: Windows rights
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 18:17:05 +0100
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----Original Message----
>From: Corinna Vinschen
>Sent: 23 June 2005 18:10

> On Jun 23 12:02, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
>> No, SYSTEM and LocalSystem are two names for the same user.  It's known
>> as SYSTEM in Cygwin, but Windows calls it LocalSystem.  Perhaps the above
>> link should be amended to clarify this.
> 
> No, it's know in Windows as SYSTEM.  The string "LocalSystem" only
> shows up in the Services MMC snap-in.  The actual username is SYSTEM.
> Have a look into the task manager.

  SYSTEM and LocalSystem are in fact two different things, and should not be
conflated.  LocalSystem is an account.  SYSTEM is a user SID.  Now, it is
the case that the LocalSystem account is made up of the SYSTEM user SID and
BUILTIN\Administrators group SID, but they are not just different objects,
but in fact different _kinds_ of object.  It's a subtle distinction, but a
real one.

  (In unix terms, SYSTEM is a uid, LocalSystem an account == uid/gid
combination).

    cheers,
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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