Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 12:56:55 -0400 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: sue@welearn.com.au Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: When is a root not a root? Message-ID: <25019.845830615@orion.webspan.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 21 Oct 1996 02:39:25 %2B1000." <199610201644.CAA24868@mail.zip.com.au>
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"Sue Blake" wrote in message ID <199610201644.CAA24868@mail.zip.com.au>: > But tell me, what am I supposed to be able to do after su? > It seems that if I want to do any real work, su is no good. > I can move to any directory and fiddle with files, but I can't mount > or do a whole lot of other things, so what's the point? > Is there a guide, or a list of what can be done after su and what > requires a root login? Considering that I use `su' daily for remote maintaince, I believe the problem is to do with your configuration. Try using `su -m' instead, and insuring that `/sbin' and `/usr/sbin' are in your path. That'll likely solve your problem. Yours, Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info
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