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New entry "Where is the su command?"

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@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ itself a symbolic link, then find will not traverse it unless you
specify the @samp{-follow} option. This behavior is different than most specify the @samp{-follow} option. This behavior is different than most
other UNIX implementations, but is not likely to change. other UNIX implementations, but is not likely to change.
@subsection Where is the @samp{su} command?
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
@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.
@subsection Why doesn't man (or apropos) work? @subsection Why doesn't man (or apropos) work?
Even after installing the @samp{man} package, you get an error like this: Even after installing the @samp{man} package, you get an error like this: