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Re: Getting windows groups to be recognised by cygwin.


Sorry, I didn't know I was to click that URL until I was privately scolded 
by others, I apologise for putting the address out there (twice)

"Dave Korn"  wrote:
> ----Original Message----
>>From: Salden
>>Sent: 17 March 2005 18:25
>
>> Sorry I didn't elaborate.  I have followed the methods in the
>> documentation. The only thing I have manually edited was the primary
>> group id in the passwd file.
>
>  Ah, sorry, I couldn't make that out from your last post.
>
>> Whichever id I set it to, I assume that
>> group but none of the others I am a member of in the windows config.
>
>  That's pretty badly wrong.  Hmmm, it ought to work correctly.  Does the
> groups command only go wrong after you've manually edited the passwd file,
> or does it even go wrong if you just use the generated passwd and groups
> files without changing them at all?
>
>> "Dave Korn" <dave.korn@XXXXXXX.XXXXX> wrote in message
>
> http://cygwin.com/acronyms#PCYMTNQREAIYR
>
>    cheers,
>      DaveK
> -- 
> Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
>
> 




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