Corinna Vinschen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> rights (whatever set of rights that is), or not. Is this another toy >> operating system after all? > > Yes and no. Fact is, the kernel and the libraries are a real > NT system. But the system tools don't allow you to do all that > stuff.
Ok. So maybe with the right tools (or /proc/registry tweaking), "Home Edition" could be taught to administer nt rights for users/groups. > You should have taken "Home Edition" really serious. > > But that isn't what you do anyway. I don't understand? [This machine isn't mine, of course, but I've now got the choice of using this iso an old Windows 98 box to test cygwin stuff] > Use sshd or inetd/telnet to switch user context as you already do. > That's more secure. > Imagine your account has the user right "act as part of the > operating system" and you install a virulent application > accidentally... Sure. Amazingly, the default setup from Miscrosoft is with Outlook and one user without passwd, who has administrator (and whatnot) rights. So for enhanced vulnerability, a default IIS install should suffice, I guess. Jan. -- Jan Nieuwenhuizen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | GNU LilyPond - The music typesetter http://www.xs4all.nl/~jantien | http://www.lilypond.org -- 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/