Date: 10 Jan 2001 13:05:07 -0600 From: Tim Ayers <tayers@bridge.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: su su Message-ID: <4rz79qjg.fsf@tim.bridge.com> In-Reply-To: Mike Meyer's message of "Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:28:28 -0600 (CST)" References: <14940.39868.769882.575793@guru.mired.org>
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>>>>> "M" == Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> writes: M> The problem with "su -" is that you get csh, not bash. Not exactly. You get the shell that root uses. 'su -' simulates a full login. If your root account uses csh then you get csh. If your root account uses bash then you get bash. Be aware that some people considering having root use a shell that is not in /usr/bin _a very bad idea_. Hope you have a very nice day, :-) Tim Ayers (tayers@bridge.com) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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