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From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
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Subject: su -m vs. su toor? (Was Re: user toor?)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910261932470.71794-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> from "Jason C. Wells" at "Oct 26, 1999  7:36:17 pm"
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> I never use 'root' anymore. I always 'su toor' when I need to be
> superuser. This is because I like to use bash.

Hmmm... general question then;

Is there some reason why you wouldn't use "su -m" instead of "su
toor"?  Is there some security issue of which I'm unaware?

==ml


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