X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:message-id:date:from:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; q=dns; s=default; b=dSlt14qcpK8aClQVnJjF4BI7rRnJDqLC54GRLGcqDRJ 3WEHCFIQmD3rPtVXiJriT9B4zdgmF7d/pagHiQXYwbCpf/g6ZPMV5oMAH5LH90TN VBQWAbO23NU/8G93Byv/0lYlrI6Lz1aNynkqcEsZ1v4CHkorn3TKRx37uqV9+lHY = DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:message-id:date:from:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=default; bh=Kyun7kfCpX1ng/G80EEpOy32f8M=; b=fFcALrRkJf1Fb7GTm L47obUIIi3Xym2XoIZ7ICjKBv+tp/+6Gvg1aiT6c7IDSa0jOZGe+TWJni2yJd72m VjboycGxJ+nL+jD0c80gv0pT7267lbNOBUx2xmJM2BDinfb2AvJ1LqyX44j30PcC fPNkRe45+RBmrBqzgocIlXPjxc= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: Ishtar.tlinx.org Message-ID: <52F17C9B.6090805@tlinx.org> Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:49:47 -0800 From: Linda Walsh User-Agent: Thunderbird MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "cygwin AT cygwin DOT com" Subject: Re: How big are your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files? References: <20140131203738 DOT GA8707 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <20140131220314 DOT GH2821 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <52EC4727 DOT 2000308 AT gmail DOT com> <20140201102652 DOT GA26805 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <20140203210522 DOT GR2821 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <1499918283 DOT 20140204022223 AT mtu-net DOT ru> <20140204101247 DOT GA8471 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <52F0E60A DOT 4010103 AT tlinx DOT org> <1721039132 DOT 20140204183510 AT mtu-net DOT ru> In-Reply-To: <1721039132.20140204183510@mtu-net.ru> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Andrey Repin wrote: > Greetings, Linda Walsh! > 11612288(High Mandatory Level) > >> The security levels are mostly for informational / interest purposes... > >> Maybe they might be added to cygwin if it is going to substitute it's own >> internal DB? > > As I understand it, these groups/names will be retrieved directly from system > as the need arise. --- Sorta -- If you don't have them listed in your group file then they won't be listed when you type 'id'. They'll still be part of your credential -- just not listed... that's why I said it was mostly for informational/interest purposes... That way I can know what 'trust' level I am logged in with. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple