Re: rename a user using setfacl -- possible? how?

[L A Walsh <cygwin@tlinx.org>]

On 2019/07/06 10:01, Brian Inglis wrote:
> On 2019-07-06 10:01, Andrey Repin wrote:
>   
>>>
>>>> It should, but I strongly suggest to avoid using it outside Cygwin directory
>>>> tree to maintain maximum interoperability with Windows programs.
>>>>         
>>>         No problem.  my cygwin directory is at 'C:\', where it
>>> has been since WinXP...  (:^|)
>>>       
>> THAT is a problem. A big problem.
>>     
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    Forgot to get back on this.  But why would the above be a problem. 
It never
used to be and I have found it to be very useful. 



>>>> getent passwd
>>>> getent group
>>>>         
>>>         those don't display GUID/UUIDs, but *nix user+group ids.
>>>       
>> Try it sometime. They do.
>>     
>
> Try:
> $ id user|group
> and see below for getent nsswitch changes suggested.
>   
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    I tried the above, BTW, and was surprised at the changes!


    Had a related question.  I made changes to my /etc/password and
/etc/group
files.  I seem to remember how those files were read by cygwin when it
was first starting, but I don't remember how to propagate changes in
those files into
cygwin.  Is there a way to send a command to one of the demons to reread
those files?

Thanks!


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