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Re: Root Permissions - Vista Home Edition


David Halstead wrote:
Hi,

I have spent a week trying to find how to 'su' or login as root, and have failed abysmally.

Could you please help me resolve this.

"root" doesn't mean anything on Windows natively. "Administrator" is a close (but still quite different) substitute. In any case, try installing the 'openssh' package, configuring it as per the readme in /usr/share/doc/Cygwin, and then 'ssh Administrator@localhost'. Use password authentication (the default really).

It appears that there is no way to grant the permissions stated in Corinnas Document, but there has to be some way round the problem.

Ah yes, Corinna's document. We're all so familiar with this document so it is called just that - "Corinna's Document" or CD for short. ;-)


-- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746

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