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From: "Michael A. Chase" <mchase AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
To: "David Larsson \(ERA\)" <David DOT Larsson AT era DOT ericsson DOT se>,
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Subject: Re: I can't find command su.exe
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 08:13:26 -0700
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Larsson (ERA)" <David DOT Larsson AT era DOT ericsson DOT se>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 01:00
Subject: RE: I can't find command su.exe


> OK, so what's the differenses between cygwin su and any other *nix su?

Currently there _isn't_ a Cygwin su and there can't be until some issues get
worked out about how to match the UNIX security model to WinNTs (very
different) and Win9x (none).  It is being worked on, but I wouldn't expect
anything until summer is over.

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