Re: more locale problems?

[dgerow <dgerow () AFFLICTIONS ORG>]

* Damian Menscher <menscher () UIUC EDU> [001123 22:45]:
> On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Andrew Griffiths wrote:
>
> > $ export LOCPATH=/home/andrewg/stuff
> > $ su
> > # set | grep LOCPATH
> > LOCPATH=/home/andrewg/stuff
> > # strace /usr/sbin/userhelper 2>&1 | grep andrewg
> >
> > cool. Now I can specify where a possibly given suid program gets it
> > output text.
>
> Maybe I'm missing your point, but I think you're just not using the `su`
> command properly.  From its manpage (on an Irix 6.5.6m machine):
>
> To become user bin while retaining your previously exported environment,
> execute:
>
>      su bin
>
> To become user bin but change the environment to what would be expected
> if bin had originally logged in, execute:
>
>      su - bin
>
>
> Damian Menscher
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I may be wrong, but I've got the exact opposite behaviour on a Slackware 7.0
box.  "su root" executes /root/.bashrc, while "su - root" keeps my current
environment.

As for your question, "su" generally translates to "su root" (from my
experience).


Damian Gerow, SSCP

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