Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Martin Schlemmer <azarah@×××××××××.net>
To: Gentoo-Dev <gentoo-dev@g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-dev] current su being used.
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 05:14:21
Message-Id: 1000552421.21717.5.camel@nosferatu.lan
1 I would like to inquire why /bin/su from the shadow tools is used and
2 not /bin/su form sh-utils ?
3
4 The problem i have is thus: su from shadow do not set env strings
5 correctly (to name one: $USER), where su from sh-utils do.
6
7 Any possibility for this to be rectified ?
8
9 thanks
10 MS