One possibility might be the fact that when you su, I believe .bashrc gets executed, and .bash_profile does not, as it isn't a login shell. Whereas when you login (or alternatively do: su -c "bash --login" ) .bash_profile gets run. So depending on the paths each of these set, your path could possibly vary in a login / non-login shell.
Naitik. On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 08:56:49 +0200 Neo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 21:20, Steve Doerr wrote: > > I'm confused about root's bash profile. In vt1, the directories /sbin & > > /usr/local/sbin are excluded from the path. If I su to root within > > Gnome or KDE in a terminal they are there. > > > > I'm not sure why there isn't a common bash profile for root in vt1 vs. > > vt7. Where would the two be located? Within vt1, will > > PATH=/dir1:/dir2:/diretc/:$PATH add it permanently? > > > > Thanks for any input, > > Steve > > > > Hi Steve, > > if you find out, I would like to know too! Tanks. > > Sincerely, > > Jan. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
