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Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:53:38 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [spam] Re: Windows rights
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On Jun 23 18:17, Dave Korn wrote:
> ----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).

And what exactly is the difference between an account root and the user
with uid 0?  That's an artificial distinction which doesn't make sense,
especially since the primary group has no strong meaning in Windows.

So what does LocalSystem represent *exactly* in your opinion?  Is it a
specific access token?

Sounds like TITTTL to me...


Corinna

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