Here's a good start to answering your question: Where is the `su' command? <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_4.html#SEC42>
You're much better off using OpenSSH though to switch user contexts (vs manipulating the system so you can use 'login' as the FAQ suggests). Make a user "root" if you want to using "net user" but the privileged user account on Windows is "Administrator". That may be what you're looking for. Larry Original Message: ----------------- From: Uli Horn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:04:43 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: no user root Hi When I perform an su I get the error message - "su - user root does not exist" How can I create the root user? Do I need root? Regards Uli -- 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . -- 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/
