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From: Brett Rogers <loki_bsd@cox.net>
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Subject: Re: Sudo
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 23:31:36 -0700
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On Wednesday 12 June 2002 10:35 pm, Brett Rogers wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 June 2002 01:53 pm, Andrew wrote:
> >   Hello list.
> >
> >   Is  there  a way to force sudo read .profile? For example, I have a=
n
> > alias  vi=3D'vim'  in both root's and user's .profiles. When I run vi=
 as
> > root being user it starts vi instead of vim.
>
> Quick note:
> =09Default shell for root is csh which reads .login not .profile.  Defa=
ult
> shell for most users is bash which reads .profile. (could be wrong on t=
his,
> but in any case, the default shell reads .profile) Just set up the alia=
s in
> .login for root and it should work.

Sorry for the misinformation, but .login is only read by csh when it is r=
un as=20
a login shell.  To make changes for all csh shells, you need to put the a=
lias=20
in /root/.cshrc or /root/.tchrc depending on which you are using. (echo=20
$SHELL)

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