Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:15:35 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Johan Hendriks <johan@double-l.nl> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: su Message-ID: <3DD3B007.9010201@centtech.com> References: <1037280915.1183.27.camel@Larissa.double-l.lokaal>
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Johan Hendriks wrote: > (i am completely new to BSD, so be gentle) > > I have a lttle question regarding the handbook > In paragraph 3.6 Daemons, Signals, and Killing Processes you tell me to > use su to become root. > I come from Linux and under Linux you never must do a su without the - > Is this the same under FreeBSD or is it a little typo, or something > else. The "-" signifies that you want to run the login shell - to simulate a full login. It's the same as using -l. This isn't a typo. Hope that helps. Thanks for the comments.. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Beware the fury of a patient man. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the messagehelp
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