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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:17:43 +0100
Subject: Re: Testers needed: New passwd/group handling in Cygwin
From: "J.H. vd Water" <henri DOT van DOT de DOT water AT xs4all DOT nl>
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Hi Corinna,

>> >If you only want to use the content of your passwd and group files,
>> >rather than the db (which is pretty much upside down from what this
>> >patch is trying to accomplish, but, anyway), simply change your
>> >/etc/nsswitch.conf file accordingly.  Just as on Linux.
>>
>> :-) My /etc/nsswitch.conf file ALREADY specifies 'db_enum: files'.
>>
>> However, as you probably aware of, the output of 'id' _still_ shows all
>> the (non-file ;-) supplementary groups I do not care about ...
>>
>> That is what I tried to make clear with my message. Nothing more.
>
>Try
>
>  passwd: files
>  group: files
>
>The output of `id' has nothing to do with the getpwent/getgrent
>functionality db_enum is about.

Sorry, sorry, sorry (yes, I tried). How stupid of me. Thank you, thank you!

Apparently, I must learn how to read ... (shame on me!).

Thanks again, Henri


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