On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:13:00AM +1100, Keith Bainbridge wrote: > I have an issue trying to run an alias. I get 'alias' not found error. So I > sym-linked my .bashrc into /root. Same result.
... huh? > If I su, get # prompt and 'alias' works. Typing alias gets list as > expected. exit. Try su -c and same results. exit. > > su -c "alias" - not found. Well, of course. su -c runs a noninteractive shell. Noninteractive shells do not read your aliases, because they don't read ANY shell startup files. In addition, noninteractive *bash* shells disable alias expansions. Because no sane person wants aliases interfering with a script. > So where do I put .bashrc for a su - "alias" to work, please. I'm not sure I understand your intention. You want an alias to work in some sort of scripted "su username -c '...'" command? Well, stop expecting that. If you want to use a command of your own devise in a script, create that command as a script. Put it in /usr/local/bin and make it executable. Then you can use it in other scripts, which includes sh -c or su -c invocations. > Should I have started a new topic? Probably, but... meh.
