Re: path fudge

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stewart M. Ives" <[email protected]>


> If you login as a user and then you:
> 
> su
> 
> And provide the root password when prompted then you will end up
> with a # prompt BUT the same path as you originally logged in as
> the user and not the root path.
> 
> If you login as a user and then you:
> 
> su -
> 
> And provide the root password when prompted then you will end up
> with a # prompt AND root's path which includes /sbin and
> /usr/sbin.
> 
> stew

Now it is time to quiz the new user. Do you know WHY you see this
behavior? If not do you know how to find out?


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"man su"

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