Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 05:44:54 -0600 (CST) From: "Stephen D. Spencer" <lists3@artorius.sunflower.com> To: Dean <dean@thegrid.net> Cc: Brian Clapper <bmc@WillsCreek.COM>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Warnings when root logs in to 2.2.2 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971028054400.16843D-100000@artorius.sunflower.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.16.19971027170649.20f74e38@mail.thegrid.net>
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On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Dean wrote: > > [...] > >This will typically happen when you su(1) to root and you have at least one > >non-absolute directory value (e.g., ".") in your PATH. It's generally > >considered a dangerous thing to have "." in your PATH if you're logged in > >as or su'd to "root". (Some consider it dangerous even if you're not > >"root".) Remove any such components from your PATH before you "su" to get > >rid of the complaint. > > I get the same problem, but I don't have any .'s in my path statement. I'm > looking in .login. Is that the right place? > Dean. > It depends on what shell you're using. Login and type the following: grep PATH .* That should give you an idea of where your active PATH statement is. Regards, Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Stephen Spencer finger gladiatr@artorius.sunflower.com for - - administrator PGP key. - - Sunflower Datavision http://www.sunflower.com - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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