You need to "su -" to "login" to root.
Or source/execute your root's .{shell_init_file} (eg .kshrc, .zshrc, .tcshrc)
to pick up root's path.
On 5/07/2026 3:23 am, Todd Gruhn wrote:
Under X11 I have many dirs in $PATH. When I su to root, while under X11, the root-window still has the previous and huge $PATH. Ho do I reset $PATH under X11 when I su to root??
