Try using su - instead of su, so that you inherit the root environment.
James
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Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 9:46 AM
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Subject: su -> root shutdown
I find that when I've logged in to Linux as user and then su to become
root, that I don't have access to the shutdown command. An odd message
about bash not being able to see shutdown command.
I run bash both as root and user. When I log in as root, su to user, I
can shutdown after going back to root. But when I log in as user, I
cannot
su to root to shut down.
??
Haines Brown
