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From: Nicolas Rachinsky <list@rachinsky.de>
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Subject: Re: su -c user command not working
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* "DiCioccio, Jason" <jdicioccio@epylon.com> [2002-03-22 12:53:04 -0800]:
> No, the reason this works is because you're passing the -c to the shell
> which su invokes.  Most shells take a -c argument.  This is why -c is passed
> after the username, su -c <class> username would be what you are thinking of
> :)

uh, my mistake sorry.
I mixed "su -c blah user" and "su user -c blah". 

Nicolas

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