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Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 15:21:05 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: Can't kill other users processes
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0108060705560.28006-100000@magetower.office.aol.com>; from prentis@aol.net on Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 07:13:43AM -0400

On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 07:13:43AM -0400, Prentis Brooks wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, egor duda wrote:
> 
> > Hi!
> >
> > Monday, 06 August, 2001 HRebs AT heyde DOT de HRebs AT heyde DOT de wrote:
> >
> > Hhd> Even if I am loged on as root (administrator) I can't kill other
> > Hhd> users processes.
> > Hhd> Kill always complains: Not owner!
> >
> > this is by design. if some user was able to kill other user's
> > processes it would be serious breach in security. Unices don't allow
> > this too.
> 
> hrmmm. except on Unix the root user can kill anything, this is a good point.
> And, I am able to kill other user's pids, as long as I am root, haven't tested
> domain admin, but local root (Administrator) can nuke other pids.
> 
> 
> I have my CYGWIN var setup with "binmode ntsec tty"
                                           ^^^^^
					   which is required to be able
					   to kill other users' processes.

Corinna

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