[PATCH] base-files-4.2-1: Change prompt if running with admin rights

Christian Franke Christian.Franke@t-online.de
Wed Apr 9 21:51:00 GMT 2014


Achim Gratz wrote:
> Christian Franke writes:
>> Attached is an updated version of:
>> https://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/2012-02/msg00806.html
> I'll put this on hold until the AD integration has landed in Cygwin
> (which will require some larger changes anyway).

Agree.

> Generally I'd prefer to move such things that depend on personal
> preferences like setting up prompts into profile.d where they are easier
> to change and maintain independently from core system functionality.

The user could disable the root prompt by an "unset PS1a" in a profile.d 
script. The default behavior of Cygwin should IMO be close to 
traditional *nix behavior: Use a special (#) prompt if root(-like) 
privileges are effective.


> Using the registry to check for administrative privileges is clever,
> however I'm wondering why we shouldn't simply check via id (that's what
> I'm doing personally at the moment).

For standard local administrator users, both would work to check for 
privilege elevation.

I used the registry check in the past because it only uses shell 
builtins and does not rely on specific SID->gid mappings in /etc/group.

Christian


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