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Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 13:47:07 -0400
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Subject: Re: Set root shell prompt in /etc/profile ?
From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed AT gmail DOT com>
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Well, based on the 4.0 sources, there are only a couple places where
it checks for euid==0, but using a cached value rather than calling
geteuid() every time.  So I'm looking to see what the cascade effect
would be of just storing a 0 there when running on Cygwin and the user
is in the Administrators group.  If that's too disruptive I'll look at
adding a flag to the same structure, setting it appropriately, and
testing it instead of the euid.

On 9/5/09, Larry Hall (Cygwin) <reply-to-list-only-lh AT cygwin DOT com> wrote:
> On 09/04/2009 08:14 PM, Mark J. Reed wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Eric Blake wrote:
>>> The ideal way would be patching bash to recognize if the current user has
>>> root privileges (rather than its current check for just uid==0), so that
>>> the PS1 escape \$ automatically printed # for privileged and $ for
>>> normal.
>>>
>>> I'll add it to my TODO list, but if someone comes up with a patch first,
>>> I'd gladly review it.
>>
>> Got a pointer to latest bash sources?  I tried the savannah cvs
>> repository and they don't seem to be there anymore.
>
> You could always use what's available through 'setup.exe'.
>
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> A: Yes.
>  > Q: Are you sure?
>  >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>  >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?
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