Re: Getting Windows "MACHINE SID" without fork() & exec()?

William Stewart via Cygwin <[email protected]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:14:03 -0600

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On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 11:08 AM Takeshi Nishimura wrote:

Does Cygwin have a secret shell variable or /proc file which contains
> the current machine's MACHINE SID, without having to resort to calling
> an external program (no fork(), no exec(), please)?


I'm not aware of one. What problem are you solving?

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