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Entry "Where is the su command?" -> "Why doesn't su work?"

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@ -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?