This is the mail archive of the
cygwin@cygwin.com
mailing list for the Cygwin project.
Re: Can't kill other users processes
- To: egor duda <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: Re: Can't kill other users processes
- From: Prentis Brooks <prentis at aol dot net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 07:13:43 -0400 (EDT)
- cc: <HRebs at heyde dot de>
On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, egor duda wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Monday, 06 August, 2001 HRebs@heyde.de HRebs@heyde.de wrote:
>
> Hhd> Even if I am loged on as root (administrator) I can't kill other
> Hhd> users processes.
> Hhd> Kill always complains: Not owner!
>
> this is by design. if some user was able to kill other user's
> processes it would be serious breach in security. Unices don't allow
> this too.
hrmmm. except on Unix the root user can kill anything, this is a good point.
And, I am able to kill other user's pids, as long as I am root, haven't tested
domain admin, but local root (Administrator) can nuke other pids.
I have my CYGWIN var setup with "binmode ntsec tty"
HRebs,
Can you respond with the output of a cygcheck -s?
>
> Egor. mailto:deo@logos-m.ru ICQ 5165414 FidoNet 2:5020/496.19
>
>
> --
> 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/
>
Prentis Brooks | prentis@aol.net | 703-265-0914 | AIM: PrentisB
System Administrator - Web Infrastructure & Security
A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade
defends the helpless. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the
wicked. - the old code of Bowen, last of the dragonslayers
--
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/