Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm
Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
From: michael DOT cameron AT technologist DOT com
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-Id: <000830035506G0.07043@webb2.iname.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 03:55:06 -0400 (EDT)
Content-Type: Text/Plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com
Subject: Re: newbie: using su

>Last I heard, su won't do anything for you in Cygwin.  >But, if
>you are on NT4, and have the NT Resource Kit, you can >create
>a shortcut to use the su.exe that comes with NTResKit.

>Example:
>    With NTResKit in C:\etc\ntreskit and Cygwin in >C:\cygwin, the
>    shortcut Target string would look something like >this:
>
>    C:\etc\ntreskit\su.exe  LogName  >C:\cygwin\cygwin.bat  .  -w
>
>You'll get a small command window with a password >prompt.  Just
>give the correct password for LogName and the first >window will go
>away and a Bash window will appear.
>
>Regards,
>Doug Wyatt


Thanks, I'm using W2K.  Where is this information though?  The man page implies that it works okay (or am I being dumb in assuming the man page and executables existance means anything?). The documentation doesn't seem to mention anything on the subject as far as I can see.

Still puzzled.

MC

-----------------------------------------------------
Get free personalized email at http://email.lycos.com

--
Want to unsubscribe from this list?
Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com