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On Sunday 01 Feb 2015 00:18:40 Adam Carter wrote: |
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> > If you've su'd to root, try 'su -' instead. |
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> > Thank you, that was it? |
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> > What difference does it make and why on some boxes it has to be "su -" |
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> > and on others simple "su" works. |
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> Read 'man su'. I dont really understand this stuff well enough, but a |
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> 'login shell', that is, one started by /bin/login, is setup with a |
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> different environment to a shell that's started by su (or by, say, cron). |
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> This is why a shell command or script may work for you when you're logged |
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> in, but not if you run it from cron. I'm sure other's can explain it more |
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> correctly and fully. |
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When you follow su with "-" it will login into the pwd of /root. Without "-" |
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you will find yourself in the same directorate you happened to be when you ran |
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su. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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