[techtalk] su and PATH?

[Elaine Poulsen]

when you su use su - root or su -l root
to take on roots environment.

Brian Sweeney wrote:
> 
> Hey all-
> 
> Quick questions that's been bugging me for some time...if I telnet to a
> machine as a normal user and SU as root, I don't gain any of the root user's
> standard PATH.  So when I try to execute programs I have to specify
> /usr/sbin, or /usr/bin, or whatever.  I'm using bash.
> 
> I know this is one of those things where I'm missing something REALLY basic
> about my understanding of environment variables, so I'm figuring someone out
> there's got an answer that'll make me say "DOH! Right.  That makes sense."
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> -Brian
> 
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> Brian J. Sweeney
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> email: bsweeney at imagedog.com
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