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RE: Building /etc/passwd from setup.exe


> From: Michael A Chase
> <john.r.morrison@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> 
> > > It seems desirable to
> > > - have local users and groups always appear in /etc/passwd 
> and /etc/group
> > 
> > Why?  I never log on locally when running on a network domain...
> 
> Don't a lot of the system files belong to the local account used for
> installation?  SYSTEM is also a local user though that is a special case.

I don't believe this matters.  I *think* they can be set and used
correctly even without entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group.

> I don't have a domain account right now so I can't check to see if '-d'
> includes the special local users/groups.

No, I'm not on a domain atm either...

> > I think the -c is not a bad idea.  I'll go with the majority
> > about the domain stuff, but I think it should be there.  Question:
> > have you a known situation where $USERDOMAIN != hostname and
> > you weren't logged into a domain?
> 
> For several years, I used my laptop both at work and at home.  When not
> at work, I logged in using cached user information.

Again, I believe that as a cached user the above should be true,
if anyone knows otherwise, *please* tell me.

J.


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