On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 04:00:41PM -0400, Stephen Powell wrote: > I have discovered a problem recently when using su to switch to a user > other than root on a Gnome Terminal session. Let's say I login to the > graphical desktop using a userid of "fred". When I launch a Gnome > Terminal session, I'm automatically logged in as "fred". Now, let's > suppose I switch to user "barney" by using > > su barney > > After entering the password for user "barney", my userid changes to > "barney" in that session. (whoami reports "barney".) I then change > to barney's home directory with "cd", issued with no operands. Now, > certain commands will cause error messages to the terminal. For example, > if I issue > > vi stuff > > Then exit vi with :q, I am back to another shell prompt, but there is an > error message on the screen which looks like this: > > Error: messages not turned on: /dev/pts/0: Operation not permitted
Is there a difference if you " su - barney" ? -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130629223932.GB1790@tal
