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How can I run something as Administrator via Cygwin's SSH?
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Mar 15, 202627977 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm trying to connect to a remote Windows 7 box that needs a setup change or two. I've got access to an Administrator account via Cygwin's SSH server, but Cygwin won't let me run Administrator-privilege utilities ("The requested operation requires elevation (Run as administrator.)") The standard so…
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If you log in to sshd with password authentication, then you authenticate simultaneously to Windows and should be granted your account's administrative rights. If you log in with public key authentication, then sshd makes an end run around Windows a…
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