mkgroup

generates Unix /etc/group from Windows

TLDR

List local groups

$ mkgroup -l

List domain groups

$ mkgroup -d

Output to file

$ mkgroup -l > [/etc/group]

List specific domain

$ mkgroup -d -D [DOMAIN]

Show SID information

$ mkgroup -s

SYNOPSIS

mkgroup [options]

DESCRIPTION

mkgroup generates Unix /etc/group from Windows. It's part of Cygwin for Windows integration.The tool converts Windows group information to Unix format. Used for Cygwin setup.

PARAMETERS

-l

List local groups.

-d

List domain groups.

-D DOMAIN

Specify domain.

-s

Include SID info.

--help

Display help information.

CAVEATS

Cygwin specific. Windows environment only. Maps Windows to Unix groups.

HISTORY

mkgroup is a Cygwin utility for generating Unix group file from Windows user database.