> While trying to debug the following problem: > > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2002-04/msg00677.html > > I needed to run code (i.e., seteuid()) under the LocalSystem account. > So, I used ssh to simulate su. > > Specifically, I changed the SYSTEM entry in /etc/passwd to be as follows: > > SYSTEM:*:18:18:Local System,U-TISHLERJASON\LocalSystem,S-1-5-18:/home/system:/bin/bash > > Then I created /home/system and copied my ssh keys to /home/system/.ssh. > > After these steps, I could "su" to SYSTEM by simply executing the > following: > > $ ssh system@tishlerjason > > Now I could run strace, gdb, etc. in the context of the LocalSystem > account which really help me solve the above problem. Maybe this is a > decent way of debugging LocalSystem services in general? Do others agree? > > Note that I found one anomaly so far. With /etc/passwd as above, when > cron runs jt's crontab it sets $HOME to /home/system instead of /home/jt. A better way is: AT <time> /interactive C:\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat where <time> is 1 minute from now... And for other users: RUNAS /user:<username> C:\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat
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