Re: FAQ_MSWIN patch: clarify instructions

From: "Leeuw van der, Tim" <tim(dot)leeuwvander(at)nl(dot)unisys(dot)com>
To: Jason Tishler <jason(at)tishler(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: FAQ_MSWIN patch: clarify instructions
Date: 2003-11-28 08:59:47
Message-ID: DD0DC14935B1D211981A00105A1B28DB0B682D7B@NL-ASD-EXCH-1
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Hm, thanks for the tip. I set up ssh some time ago but never really used it
much, never thought of trying this. And it works! <g>

thanks,

--Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Tishler [mailto:jason(at)tishler(dot)net]
Sent: vrijdag 28 november 2003 1:05
To: Leeuw van der, Tim
Cc: 'Daniel Convissor'; pgsql-cygwin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [CYGWIN] FAQ_MSWIN patch: clarify instructions

On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 03:26:06AM -0600, Leeuw van der, Tim wrote:
> I just wish that su would work on windoze, then it would be much
> easier to start pg manually under the same account always...

Just setup ssh, then you can use something like the following to emulate
su:

$ ssh postgres(at)localhost

Jason

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