Mail Archives: cygwin/2008/10/13/11:55:40
On Oct 11 00:21, Herb Maeder wrote:
> Perhaps my intention was not clearly stated. I believe that a case
> statement was added to /etc/profile long ago, specifically to warn users
> that the group name was set to one of the cygwin special cases. I'm
> referring to this statement in the cygwin default /etc/profile:
>
> # Check to see if mkpasswd/mkgroup needs to be run try and cut down the emails
> # about this on the lists!
> # If this message keeps appearing and you are sure it's a mistake (ie, don't
> # email about it!), comment out the test below.
> case `id -ng` in
> mkpasswd )
> echo "Your group is currently \"mkpasswd\". This indicates that"
> echo "the /etc/passwd (and possibly /etc/group) files should be rebuilt."
> echo "See the man pages for mkpasswd and mkgroup then, for example, run"
> echo "mkpasswd -l [-d] > /etc/passwd"
> echo "mkgroup -l [-d] > /etc/group"
> echo "Note that the -d switch is necessary for domain users."
> ;;
>
> . . .
>
> If that case statement is no longer prudent, perhaps it should be removed.
>
> But if it ends up sticking around, then it probably makes sense to account
> for the additional special case that was just introduced:
>
> passwd/group_GID_clash* )
> echo "Your group is currently \"passwd/group_GID_clash\". This indicates"
> echo "blah, blah, blah..."
> ;;
>
> > > The "passwd/group_GID_clash" group name probably also deserves a mention
> > > in the Cygwin User's Guide.
Yes, you're right, adding a case for passwd/group_GID_clash would be
nice. http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#SHTDI I'm sure the maintainer
of the base-passwd package would appreciate a patch.
Corinna
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