Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ?

Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ?

[Clement, Sebastien]

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 ?

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Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ?
* From: "Larry Hall \(Cygwin\)" <reply-to-list-only-lh at cygwin dot
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* 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 ?
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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".

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Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ?

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

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.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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Re: How to run Cygwin as the root user ?

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

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?

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How to run Cygwin as the root user ?

[Clement, Sebastien]

A very basic question but how can we do that ?

Sébastien






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