Michael Hoffman wrote:
When I log in via ssh I find I have Administrator privileges:
$ id -a
uid=1000(Michael) gid=513(None) groups=513(None),545(Users)
$ ssh localhost
# id -a
uid=1000(Michael) gid=513(None)
groups=513(None),0(root),544(Administrators),545(Users)
Is there a way to turn this off or remove myself from the Administrators and
root groups? I prefer not to have administrative access unless I explicitly
request it.
Restarting the shell through cygdrop from cygutils package may help:
# exec cygdrop /bin/bash -l
This does essentially the same as Windows if UAC is enabled: The process
is started with a restricted token where admin group(s) and privileges
are removed.
The cygdrop -v option prints the removed groups and privileges, -vv
prints also the preserved ones. There are also options to control which
groups or privileges are removed in case the default is not suitable.
--
Christian Franke
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