Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin 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