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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:47:14 +0000
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Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> On 11/12/2009 09:14 AM, Dexter_Michael AT 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

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