Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 15:24:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@keystone.westminster.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: su problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970803152402.5106E-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970802201324.26721A-100000@keystone.westminster.edu>
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On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> OK, I'm trying to su and do something. The system's been working just
> fine for a long time, I last logged in a few hours ago and su'd with no
> problems, logged out to try out a change or two I'd made, and here's what
> happens now:
> {~} mortis:{102} %whoami
> fullermd
> {~} mortis:{103} %who am i
> fullermd ttyp0 Aug 2 19:57 (:0.0)
> {~} mortis:{104} %su
> Alias loop.
> {~} mortis:{105} %su root
> Alias loop.
This is a shell error. Did you modify your shell's aliases?
Try running 'alias' and make sure everything is OK there.
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