Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 19:04:13 +0000 From: Jez Hancock <jez.hancock@munk.nu> To: Edmund Craske <edmund@m00is.net> Cc: 'Eric Yellin' <eric@migvan.co.il> Subject: Re: problem with su Message-ID: <20040320190413.GA60717@users.munk.nu> In-Reply-To: <001901c40eab$b6a3ef90$0464a8c0@alpha> References: <20040320182317.GA59236@users.munk.nu> <001901c40eab$b6a3ef90$0464a8c0@alpha>
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On Sat, Mar 20, 2004 at 06:46:53PM -0000, Edmund Craske wrote: > This isn't right, when using the -m flag su uses your current > environment, keeping your shell, prompt etc the same as in your > own account. All I can think of is that it executes something > when it opens the new shell which changes it, which shouldn't > be root's cshrc. Perhaps some shell script conditional gubbins > around the prompt statement in the user's cshrc? Mmm you're right - personally I do: su - to su from my normal to root user and I have ~root/.cshrc symlinked to ~user/.cshrc (ditto for most other dotrc files :P). Works for me. -- Jez Hancock - System Administrator / PHP Developer http://munk.nu/ http://jez.hancock-family.com/ - Another FreeBSD Diary http://ipfwstats.sf.net/ - ipfw peruser traffic logging
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