Good afternoon. Mi Jul 31 15:34:43 2013 Thank You for Email and help.
> > When you start using "su" you have some pitfalls to consider. Many > > programs rely on the $HOME environment variable to decide where > > files should go. If you use "su user2" instead of "su - user2" then > > $HOME will probably be user1's home directory. Chaos ensues. > > The manual maintained at GNU.org is fairly clear that $HOME is set, so > chaos should be avoided. I copied what is relevant below: > > ---- > <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/su-invocation.html> > "By default, su does not change the current directory. It sets the > environment variables HOME and SHELL from the password entry for user, > and if user is not the super-user, sets USER and LOGNAME to user. By > default, the shell is not a login shell." > ---- > > Do you use a different su? If not, give it a try. Open a terminal > and switch to a new user with just 'su user', then after password > entry type "echo $HOME". It should return the home directory of > whatever user you specified. > > For the record, I am not saying don't use "-" or "-l" as appropriate > with su. I am also not suggesting appropriate use of the su program, > as that is at the discretion of a given system administrator and (in > my opinion) varies depending on how a system is used. > * I have a lot to learn about Linux. Thank You Sophie ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
