When you su, you do not get a login shell, so the typical place where "*/sbin" is added to your path doesn't get executed.
Consider using "su -" instead, or move the PATH statements to the right file for your shell (It changes from shel to shell) On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 06:00:47PM +0200, Gottfried M. Reimann wrote: > Hi! > > I4m able to reboot and halt logged in as root. But after logging in as > normal user and changing to root with "su" these command are not found: > > ------------------------------------------------------ > login> login testuser > Password: > testuser@hurd:~$ whoami > testuser > testuser@hurd:~$ su > Password: > hurd:/home/testuser# whoami > root > hurd:/home/testuser# halt > bash: halt: command not found > hurd:/home/testuser# reboot > bash: reboot: command not found > ------------------------------------------------------- > > CUL8R, > Gottfried M. Reimann > > > P.S.: new to the list and hurd. Please be patient with me! > > Running GNU/Hurd under Connectix VirtualPC 4.3 (win32). > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "Frankly, trying to turn Windows into a decent educational software development platform is about as fun as jumping naked into a pit of rabid wolves." - As seen on slashdot _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd
