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From: Adi Sieker <adi@living-source.com>
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Subject: Re: .bash_profile not executed when su-ing?
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 12:37:03 +0100
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On Wed, 7 Nov 2001 12:19:50 +0100, rene@xs4all.nl wrote:

>Hi. I am using abash as my dfault shell, but when su-ing to another =
account
>(root) it does not seem to execute ~/.bash_profile. Is htere any way to =
remedy this?

You need todo a "su -" (without the quotes) to get a login shell. This
will then execute .bash_profle

have a look at man su

Tschau
   Adi


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