Re: really confused about root's shell - please clue me up

2006-07-26 Thread Bill Marcum
On Mon, Jul 24, 2006 at 09:02:20PM +0200, LeVA wrote: > Hi! > > When my root's shell is `/bin/bash' in the /etc/passwd file, and I do > `su' as a simple user, then the root's .profile (/root/.profile) gets > executed. > After setting the root's shell to `/bin/sh', and do `su' as a simple > user

Re: really confused about root's shell - please clue me up

2006-07-24 Thread John Hasler
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Re: Really Confused

2003-03-18 Thread Seneca
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 04:31:18PM -0500, Bill wrote: > I currently have Debian 2.2 R7 I3 installed and I am not sure what > release I have whether its stable or unstable. I think I have unstable? I > have been trying to get the NVidia Drivers working on it and people keep > telling me to get w

Re: Really Confused

2003-03-18 Thread Jamin Collins
On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 04:31:18PM -0500, Bill wrote: > I currently have Debian 2.2 R7 I3 installed and I am not sure what > release I have whether its stable or unstable. Debian 2.2 would be the _old_ stable (aka potato). > I have been trying to get the NVidia Drivers working on it and people >

RE: Really Confused

2003-03-18 Thread deFreese, Barry
> -Original Message- > From: Bill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 1:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Really Confused > > > Hi, > > I currently have Debian 2.2 R7 I3 installed and I am not sure what > release I have whether its stable or unstable. I t

Re: Really Confused

2003-03-18 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.03.18.2231 +0100]: > I currently have Debian 2.2 R7 I3 installed and I am not sure what > release I have whether its stable or unstable. you run Potato, which is the version before Woody. Woody is now stable and has replaced Potato. So your version is

Re: Really Confused

2003-03-18 Thread nate
Bill said: > Hi, > > I currently have Debian 2.2 R7 I3 installed and I am not sure what > release I have whether its stable or unstable. I think I have unstable? I neither. 2.2R7 is the "old" stable, made obsolete by the 3.0 release last year. Looks like 3.0 was released on July 19 2002 I str