Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com X-Originating-IP: [195.92.67.70] From: "Elfyn McBratney" To: bjohnson AT jecinc DOT on DOT ca, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: how to be "superuser" on W98 ? Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 13:04:42 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Nov 2002 13:04:42.0797 (UTC) FILETIME=[E2122DD0:01C297A7] Note-from-DJ: This may be spam There is no root account, Unless your windows username ir root or you have changed the pw_name field in /etc/passwd to be root. Elfyn elfyn AT exposure DOT org DOT uk >What happened to the root account? > > > >Elfyn McBratney (emcb_exposure AT hotmail DOT com) wrote*: > > > >Hi, > > > >Because there is a lack of a security model in win9x (95,98,Me) the user > >logged in is effectively the "su" (superuser). If im understanding you > >correctly, you mean you cant see /usr/lib when you ls / (???) Can you see > >usr? > > > >Take a look at the manual, this will give you more info on this topic and >is > >also a good source of you have problems: > > > >http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html (manual) > >http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/highlights.html#OV-HI-WIN9XNT > > > >Elfyn > >elfyn AT exposure DOT org DOT uk > > > >>Hello, > >> > >>Could somebody help me be THE superuser on my computer based on W98 ? > >> > >>the only line I have in /etc/passwd is : > >>fernandez::500:544::/home/fernandez:/bin/bash > >> > >>and in /etc/group : > >>unknown::544: > >> > >>So, I can access, for example, to /usr/lib, but I can't see this >directory > >>when I launch "ls /" > >> > >>Which means I only have user permissions. > >> > >>Thanks for aswering and sorry for the noise, if you think it is. > >> > >>bye > >>jo > >> > >>------------- > >>SPECIAL ADSL > >>L'ADSL Tiscali est à partir de 15,95 EUR/mois ! Plus modem ADSL et frais > >>d'activation gratuits ! > >>Pour profiter de cette offre, cliquez ici: >http://register.tiscali.fr/adsl/ > >>Offre soumise à conditions. > >> > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > >>Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > >>Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > >>FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/