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From: Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 'su' missing : solved
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:30:36
Message-Id: 20200313053027.GA2499@ca.inter.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] 'su' missing by Philip Webb
1 200312 Philip Webb wrote:
2 > My practice for many years has been to have a root terminal running,
3 > which I start via 'konsole' + 'su'. After a system update + reboot,
4 > I am confronted with :
5 >
6 > Warning: Could not find 'su', starting '/bin/bash' instead.
7 > Please check your profile settings.
8 >
9 > 499: ~> su
10 > bash: su: command not found
11 >
12 > I always start from a raw terminal & use 'startx',
13 > so hopefully I can still login as root & do system things that way.
14
15 'eix shadow' provided the solution : there's a new USE flag 'su'.
16 when that is enabled, 'shadow' is remerged & the system rebooted
17 -- the last is essential -- , all returns to normal.
18
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] 'su' missing : solved Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] 'su' missing : solved Alan Grimes <alonzotg@×××××××.net>