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diff --git a/winsup/cygserver/README b/winsup/cygserver/README index 279e513eb..01365506f 100644 --- a/winsup/cygserver/README +++ b/winsup/cygserver/README @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ What is Cygserver? - XSI IPC Message Queues. - XSI IPC Semaphores. - XSI IPC Shared Memory. + - Allows non-privileged users to store obfuscated passwords in the + registry to be used for setuid(2) to create user tokens with network + credentials. This service is used by `passwd -R'. Using the stored + passwords in setuid(2) does not require running cygserver. The + registry storage is the same as Windows uses to store passwords for + accounts running Windows services. Cygserver command line options: |