Actually, better to use:

su - user

Without the minus sign, you just change your UID /
GID.  With the minus sign, it's just like logging in
as that user, running their login scripts, initiating
their user environment variables, etc, which is
probably what you want when testing a user config.

Ron.

--- Warren Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As root, enter:
> 
> su user
> 
> to change to account "user"
> 
> Warren
> 
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:21:07 -0300 (ART)
> Lúcio Costa de Almeida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Hello Everybody...
> > 
> > I'm trying to improve my skills in command line.  
> > What I'd like to do..  
> > I'm logged as root and must test some user
> > configurations.  
> > What command I'll use, in shell, to change to this
> > user ???  
> > root ---> simple user  
> >   
> > Ex:[root@Sparta] login user -> [user@Sparta]
> 
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