How big are your /etc/passwd and /etc/group files?

Linda Walsh cygwin@tlinx.org
Tue Feb 4 23:49:00 GMT 2014


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.


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