Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ?
Thank you Larry for this, Note: I was unsure on how to reply to this so that the thread would be followed. What's the best way ? == Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ? * From: Larry Hall \(Cygwin\) reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot com * To: cygwin at cygwin dot com * Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:36:26 -0400 * Subject: Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ? * References: 8c16dedef6de8b418a724b298297a5300414f...@s0-ott-x3.nrn.nrcan.gc.ca * Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com On 10/1/2010 5:23 PM, Clement, Sebastien wrote: A very basic question but how can we do that ? Cygwin runs as whatever user you start it as. Log in and run it. If you need to switch users, you should install the 'openssh' package, read the readme and configure it, and use 'ssh'. There is no 'root' user in Windows and therefore Cygwin. Something close (but certainly not at all the same) is Administrator. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ?
On 10/4/2010 2:17 PM, Clement, Sebastien wrote: On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:36:26, Larry Hall wrote: On 10/1/2010 5:23 PM, Clement, Sebastien wrote: A very basic question but how can we do that ? Cygwin runs as whatever user you start it as. Log in and run it. If you need to switch users, you should install the 'openssh' package, read the readme and configure it, and use 'ssh'. There is no 'root' user in Windows and therefore Cygwin. Something close (but certainly not at all the same) is Administrator. Thank you Larry for this, Note: I was unsure on how to reply to this so that the thread would be followed. What's the best way ? Just a reply is enough. _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
How to run Cygwin as the root user ?
A very basic question but how can we do that ? Sébastien -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ?
On 10/1/2010 5:23 PM, Clement, Sebastien wrote: A very basic question but how can we do that ? Cygwin runs as whatever user you start it as. Log in and run it. If you need to switch users, you should install the 'openssh' package, read the readme and configure it, and use 'ssh'. There is no 'root' user in Windows and therefore Cygwin. Something close (but certainly not at all the same) is Administrator. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _ A: Yes. Q: Are you sure? A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
