Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 22:46:04 -0500 (EST) From: robert@fledge.watson.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bin/9467: bug in su error message (--help isn't much --help) Message-ID: <199901130346.WAA00560@sleipnir.watson.org>
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>Number: 9467 >Category: bin >Synopsis: su suggests using --help, but it don't work >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jan 12 19:50:00 PST 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Robert Watson >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-19981123-SNAP i386 >Organization: >Environment: running as root on -current from a few weeks ago >Description: Observe: sleipnir:/home/robert# su uucp id Usage: su [options] Use su --help for help sleipnir:/home/robert# su --help robert has logged on ttyp1 from :0.0. robert has logged on ttyp2 from :0.0. robert has logged on ttyp3 from :0.0. robert has logged on ttyp4 from :0.0. sleipnir:/home/robert# ls ./ .xsession* csh.login ../ .xsession-errors csh.logout .kde/ Desktop/ snes/ .kderc Mail/ test/ .snes96_snapshots/ bin/ thomas/ .ssh/ csh.cshrc sleipnir:/home/robert# exit sleipnir:/home/robert# >How-To-Repeat: well, the above really. It seems wrong. :) instead of giving help, it su's. >Fix: No time, sorry :). >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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