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Re: login: no shell: /bin/bash: Permission denied
Corinna Vinschen <cygwin@cygwin.com> writes:
>> rights (whatever set of rights that is), or not. Is this another toy
>> operating system after all?
>
> Yes and no. Fact is, the kernel and the libraries are a real
> NT system. But the system tools don't allow you to do all that
> stuff.
Ok. So maybe with the right tools (or /proc/registry tweaking), "Home
Edition" could be taught to administer nt rights for users/groups.
> You should have taken "Home Edition" really serious.
>
> But that isn't what you do anyway.
I don't understand? [This machine isn't mine, of course, but I've now
got the choice of using this iso an old Windows 98 box to test cygwin
stuff]
> Use sshd or inetd/telnet to switch user context as you already do.
> That's more secure.
> Imagine your account has the user right "act as part of the
> operating system" and you install a virulent application
> accidentally...
Sure. Amazingly, the default setup from Miscrosoft is with Outlook
and one user without passwd, who has administrator (and whatnot)
rights. So for enhanced vulnerability, a default IIS install should
suffice, I guess.
Jan.
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