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Subject: Re: Using "su" on cygwin
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:35:05 -0400
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Why not use the Microsoft "runas" command to start your program/shell?

RUNAS [ [/noprofile | /profile] [/env] [/netonly] ]
        /user:<UserName> program


 




Maurício <briqueabraque AT yahoo DOT com> 
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08/16/2004 03:26 PM

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Re: Using "su" on cygwin






> 
>> Hi,
>> I got my /etc/passwd and /etc/group from mkpasswd and mkgroup. When I'm 
loged as user, sometimes I need to get administrator privileges, for 
instance, to make and install a library or program. How do I do that? I 
tried:
>>su administrator
>>but it always says I'm using the wrong password (I use the same password 
I use to log as administrator). What am I doing wrong?
> 
> 
> 
> You didn't read this:
> 
>>FAQ:    http://cygwin.com/faq/
> 
> See "Why doesn't `su' work?":
> 
> <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html#TOC39>
> 

   After reading that and further docs, I managed to get login (instead 
of su) to work, but only when I am logged in Windows as administrator. 
Do you know why I can't get that to work for other users?

   Maurício


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