Thank you for your help, But I read this doc before sending the mail, and I don't understand why I can't have root permissions. Even though I know that W98 has problem with security.
the result of "ls /" is : bin cygwin.bat cygwin.ico etc home lib sbin tmp usr var and "ls /usr" writes : X11R6 doc i686-pc-mingw32 info man share ssl var autotool i686-pc-cygwin include local sbin src tmp thanks bye jo ---------- Initial Header ----------- >From : "Elfyn McBratney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To : [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc : Date : Thu, 28 Nov 2002 08:19:30 +0000 Subject : Re: how to be "superuser" on W98 ? > Hi, > > Because there is a lack of a security model in win9x (95,98,Me) the user > logged in is effectively the "su" (superuser). If im understanding you > correctly, you mean you cant see /usr/lib when you ls / (???) Can you see > usr? > > Take a look at the manual, this will give you more info on this topic and is > also a good source of you have problems: > > http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html (manual) > http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/highlights.html#OV-HI-WIN9XNT > > Elfyn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Hello, > > > >Could somebody help me be THE superuser on my computer based on W98 ? > > > >the only line I have in /etc/passwd is : > >fernandez::500:544::/home/fernandez:/bin/bash > > > >and in /etc/group : > >unknown::544: > > > >So, I can access, for example, to /usr/lib, but I can't see this directory > >when I launch "ls /" > > > >Which means I only have user permissions. > > > >Thanks for aswering and sorry for the noise, if you think it is. > > > >bye > >jo > > > >------------- > >SPECIAL ADSL > >L'ADSL Tiscali est à partir de 15,95 EUR/mois ! Plus modem ADSL et frais > >d'activation gratuits ! > >Pour profiter de cette offre, cliquez ici: http://register.tiscali.fr/adsl/ > >Offre soumise à conditions. > > > > > > > >-- > >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > >Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > ------------- SPECIAL ADSL L'ADSL Tiscali est à partir de 15,95 EUR/mois ! Plus modem ADSL et frais d'activation gratuits ! Pour profiter de cette offre, cliquez ici: http://register.tiscali.fr/adsl/ Offre soumise à conditions. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
