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* setup2.sgml: Add docs about domain accounts.

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2001-02-07 Eric M. Monsler <emonsler@beamreachnetworks.com>
* setup2.sgml: Add docs about domain accounts.
Thu Dec 21 15:03:29 2000 Edward M. Lee <tailbert@yahoo.com> Thu Dec 21 15:03:29 2000 Edward M. Lee <tailbert@yahoo.com>
* cygwinenv.sgml: Fix typo in <filename>. Add missing </para>. * cygwinenv.sgml: Fix typo in <filename>. Add missing </para>.

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<para> Under Windows NT, if you want to create <para> Under Windows NT, if you want to create
<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and <filename>/etc/group</filename> <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and <filename>/etc/group</filename>
(i.e. so that <command>whoami</command> works and (i.e. so that <command>whoami</command> works and
<command>ls -l</command> replaces the UID with a name) just <command>ls -l</command> replaces the UID with a name) based on the accounts local to the machine, just do this:
do this:
</para> </para>
<screen> <screen>
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<prompt>/etc$</prompt> <userinput>mkgroup -l > /etc/group</userinput> <prompt>/etc$</prompt> <userinput>mkgroup -l > /etc/group</userinput>
</screen> </screen>
<para> Future changes to your NT registry will NOT be reflected in <para>If you are logging in based on an NT network domain, and want to
also create entries in <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and
<filename>/etc/group</filename> based on all the accounts in the
domain, then after creating local entries do this:
</para>
<screen>
<prompt>/$</prompt> <userinput>cd /etc</userinput>
<prompt>/etc$</prompt> <userinput>mkpasswd -d >> /etc/passwd</userinput>
<prompt>/etc$</prompt> <userinput>mkgroup -d >> /etc/group</userinput>
</screen>
<para>Alternatively, to add only your account to the passwd file,
assuming your NT name is "my_ntusername", instead of the above
<command>mkpasswd</command> you should do:
</para>
<screen>
<prompt>/$</prompt> <userinput>cd /etc</userinput>
<prompt>/etc$</prompt> <userinput>mkpasswd -d | grep my_ntusername >> /etc/passwd</userinput>
</screen>
<para> Future changes to your NT registry or network domain will NOT be reflected in
<filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or <filename>/etc/group </filename> after <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or <filename>/etc/group </filename> after
this so you may want to regenerate these files periodically. Under Windows this so you may want to regenerate these files periodically. Under Windows
9x, you can create and edit these files with a text editor. </para> 9x, you can create and edit these files with a text editor. </para>