X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4AFCCD46.20900@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:06:46 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: ID command returns mkgroup References: <4AFB0EEA DOT 4020806 AT cygwin DOT com> <4AFB527A DOT 1040007 AT cygwin DOT com> <4AFC3695 DOT 5050400 AT cygwin DOT com> <4AFC9E82 DOT 7090401 AT gmail DOT com> In-Reply-To: <4AFC9E82.7090401@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 On 11/12/2009 06:47 PM, Dave Korn wrote: > Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >> On 11/12/2009 09:14 AM, Dexter_Michael AT emc wrote: >>> Should my ID output be the same as when I log into a unix server here, >>> or would it be different? My cygwin is running on a Windows workstation >>> so maybe it is grabbing my AD groups as opposed to my NIS groups. >> >> The former. Cygwin operates on Windows to create a POSIXy environment >> on Windows. It's not a Linux/UNIX VM running on Windows. > > ITYM "the latter". Grabbing the AD groups is exactly what is going on. > (I'm inferring that Mike is in a heterogeneous environment with essentially > separate user accounts on the Unix and Windows sides, based on YP/NIS and AD > respectively.) Since we're in violent agreement about what was meant, I don't think it really matters however "former" refers to the first of two things mentioned. The "latter" refers to the second. Since Dexter mentioned AD first and NIS second, "The former" as I used it refers to the AD groups. "The latter" refers to the NIS groups. But subsequently looking around the web a bit and seeing all the confusion on how these terms should be used, it occurs to me that my response doesn't say much if the definition of "the former" is not clear. So I think your response does help in that regard, Dave. Why am I not surprised? :-) -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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