Re: how to be "superuser" on W98 ?

["Elfyn McBratney" <emcb_exposure at hotmail dot com>]

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
elfyn@exposure.org.uk

> 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
>
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