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Maurício <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Re: Using "su" on cygwin
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>> 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?
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> You didn't read this:
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>>FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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> See "Why doesn't `su' work?":
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> <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html#TOC39>
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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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