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Re: Became root within cygwin.


Hongyi Zhao wrote:
Hi all,

The cygwin doesn't has the root user by default.  How can I add it and
then login as root only when I require root privilege to do something?

Windows doesn't have the concept of 'root' so neither does Cygwin. Probably the closest thing is to either 'ssh' in as a Windows privileged user (on XP and lower) or use Windows "Run as administrator" to start the Cygwin shell you want to work in. I know, it's not the same. I feel your pain.

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