From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Doug Wyatt" To: michael.cameron@technologist.com Cc: cygwin@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: newbie: using su Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 02:51:00 -0000 Message-id: <200008310950.EAA20904@smtp.sunflower.com> References: <000830045627GB.29719@webb1.iname.net> X-SW-Source: 2000-08/msg01181.html Hi, I'm sorry, but I don't know the answers to your questions about juggling the /etc/passwd file. My superficial answer would be that when you logon to the PC, that's who you are, unless you use the ntreskit su.exe. The /etc/passwd file only provides a unix-like image of the PC's authentication info for unix tools to use. I believe the string in the GECOS field is an NT SID. Regards, Doug Wyatt > Okay, so su doesn't work, can I just use brute force? If I ALWAYS want > to log on as another user (the "owner" of a particular application) and never > as me (my W2K login for mail etc..) > > What if I remove my entry from /etc/passwd, make a copy of the desired > users entry in /etc/passwd then change the name in that entry to my user > name (making sure this entry comes after the real users entry). I then log > in as me but am now the first user. Any side-effects that I should be aware > of? > > example: > desireduser::1002:513:The user I want to be,S-1-5-21-1538995194-1560047842-1096501715-1002::/bin/sh > me::1002:513:trendadm,S-1-5-21-1538995194-1560047842-1096501715-1002::/bin/sh > > > Michael > > P.S. What is that entry in the gecos field? -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com