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diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index 0da0d884e..fdb31bd8d 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -165,15 +165,18 @@ itself a symbolic link, then find will not traverse it unless you specify the @samp{-follow} option. This behavior is different than most other UNIX implementations, but is not likely to change. -@subsection Where is the @samp{su} command? +@subsection Why doesn't @samp{su} work? -The @samp{su} command is not ported to Cygwin, so it is no longer -provided in the distribution. You may be able to use @samp{login} -instead, but you should read +The @samp{su} command has been in and out of Cygwin distributions, but +it has not been ported to Cygwin and has never worked. It is +currently installed as part of the sh-utils, but again, it does not work. + +You may be able to use @samp{login} instead, but you should read @file{http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-03/msg00337.html} first. -If you have a copy of su, then it's from an old Cygwin distribution, and -it probably doesn't work properly anyway. +For some technical background into why @samp{su} doesn't work, read +@file{http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-06/msg00897.html} and +related messages. @subsection Why doesn't man (or apropos) work? |