X-Recipient:	archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-Original-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
DMARC-Filter:	OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 110CD3945C18
Authentication-Results:	sourceware.org;
	dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=nexgo.de
Authentication-Results:	sourceware.org;
	spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=Stromeko AT nexgo DOT de
From:	Achim Gratz <Stromeko AT nexgo DOT de>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: crontab message "must be privileged to use -u"
References:	<1575279001 DOT 20200318225451 AT yandex DOT ru>
Date:	Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:21:25 +0100
In-Reply-To:	<1575279001.20200318225451@yandex.ru> (Andrey Repin's message of
	"Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:54:51 +0300")
Message-ID:	<87a74dtnwa.fsf@Rainer.invalid>
User-Agent:	Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux)
MIME-Version:	1.0
X-VADE-STATUS:	LEGIT
X-Spam-Status:	No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=KAM_DMARC_STATUS,
	RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_HELO_NONE,
	SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2
X-Spam-Checker-Version:	SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on
	server2.sourceware.org
X-BeenThere:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
X-Mailman-Version:	2.1.29
List-Id:	Cygwin mailing list <cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Unsubscribe:	<http://cygwin.com/mailman/options/cygwin>,
	<mailto:cygwin-request AT cygwin DOT com?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive:	<http://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/>
List-Post:	<mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help:	<mailto:cygwin-request AT cygwin DOT com?subject=help>
List-Subscribe:	<http://cygwin.com/mailman/listinfo/cygwin>,
	<mailto:cygwin-request AT cygwin DOT com?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To:	cygwin-bounces AT cygwin DOT com
Sender:	"Cygwin" <cygwin-bounces AT cygwin DOT com>

Andrey Repin writes:
> I'm trying to use Cygwin's cron, but have a small issue:
>
> # crontab -u 18 -l
> must be privileged to use -u
>
> Is there a way around the problem?
> I'm in an elevated shell, but it seems crontab is doing a dumb POSIX check for
> EUID=0.

Then wrapping it with fakesu should work (no I have not tried that).


Regards,
Achim.
-- 
+<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+

Factory and User Sound Singles for Waldorf Blofeld:
http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#WaldorfSounds
--
Problem reports:      https://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ:                  https://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation:        https://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info:     https://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple

- Raw text -