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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:21:57 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: su in sh-utils
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In-Reply-To: <20010416162024.A20128@redhat.com>; from cgf@redhat.com on Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 04:20:24PM -0400

On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 04:20:24PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> I am thinking of adding an "su" shell script in sh-utils which
> says something like to stderr:
> 
> su: This command is currently not supported in a Cygwin environment.
> 
> and does an "exit 1"
> 
> Does this make sense or are we close to a fully functional su?

It's not too far away... but the above is an excellent simulation
in the meantime.

Corinna

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