Almost.  The one thing that does not happen is to get a clean version of
root's path.  Does the env_reset option in /etc/sudoers fix this?

John

On 01/23/02, 10:50:23PM -0500, John P Verel wrote:
> Thanks, Ed.  Now, off to read the sudo man page :)
> 
> 
> On 01/23/02, 09:33:29PM -0600, Ed Wilts wrote:
> > rpm -qi sudo
> > 
> > To do what you want, add the user into /etc/sudoers with the appropriate
> > access, and type:
> > 
> > $ sudo -s
> > 
> > You'll find that your default directory has not changed, and you're using
> > your own .bash_history.  However, it re-reads your .bash_history for your
> > new shell, and it seems like the current history hasn't been written to that
> > yet, so it may not be quite perfect for what you want.  You could combine
> > that with a history write as so:
> > 
> > $ history -w ; sudo -s
> > 
> >     .../Ed
> > 
> > Ed Wilts
> > Mounds View, MN, USA
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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John P. Verel
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