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From:	"Gene C. Ruzicka" <gcruzicka AT earthlink DOT net>
To:	"Tim Fletcher" <tfletcher AT netfactoriel DOT com>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: default password for root
Date:	Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:27:57 -0700
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the user's guide shows how you can modify the /etc/passwd file so
that you will be directed to "root" when you invoke cygwin from, say,
a windows account with Administrator privileges; i've done something 
like that on my computer.  alternatively, you can create user "root" in
windows.

gene




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