Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:43:20 +0000 (GMT) From: Janko van Roosmalen <janko@compuserve.com> To: Odhiambo Washington <vedette@iconnect.co.ke> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE and Exim Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10008131322001.468-100000@parmenides.utp.net> In-Reply-To: <20000813131210.B15093@siafu.iconnect.co.ke>
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There is a difference between "su" and "su -". If you execute "su" you do not get roots environment, a "su -" will do this. Try the following command sequence and you will see the difference: echo $PATH su echo $PATH exit su - echo $PATH On Sun, 13 Aug 2000, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > alouette: /usr/home/admin (8) % su = To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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