Hi, On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 09:19:11AM +0000, Alan Chandler wrote: > > Use 'su'. > To be more exact > > su - <user> > > The "-" is necessary to cause a new login - you will be prompted > for the users password, and the standard files (like .bash_profile) > will be executed. > > su <user> > > just switches to the user without running through the login setup. > To be even more exact :) : with '-' su calls (exec()) shell with parameter --login, without '-' su calls (exec()) shell without this parameter
And login-shell behaves differently as non-login-shell (profiles...) Bye. -- +----------------------------------+ | Martin Kacerovsky | | e-mail : wizard(AT)matfyz(DOT)cz | | home : http://wizard.matfyz.cz | +----------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
