Well,
$ su
alone simply switches your uid and gid to root, w/o going through
the full login process. As a result, it doesn't run root's
.bash_profile
file, and if you do a
# set
[lots of output]
you'll also see lots of variables that remain the userid you su'd from,
such as your $USER variable, and your $MAILDIR variable.
$ su -
gives you a more robust user switch. That doesn't mean you should use
it all the time. It may be more convenient to keep your userid variables.
=== Al
--- Desmond Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Matt
>
> Thanks for the reply. I just did what you said and did an su - instead of su
> root and then did './install.sh' and things worked :)
>
> What is the diff between su - and su root?
>
> Anyways, it worked so i'm happy.
>
> Thanks a lot guys
>
> Desmond
>
> >From: "Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: ldconfig in path?
> >Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:40:03 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >Desmon:
> >
> >type "whereis ldconfig" That will show you where it is. I think you will
> >find it in /usr/sbin Then just export it to your path variable.
> >Also, to avoid this problem in the future you should be using "su -" and
> >not "su"
> >
> >
> > >Hi there
> > >I'm trying to install Sophos Antivirus software for redhat. I'm running
> > >>into>a problem when i try and execute ./install.sh. It gives me the
> >following
> > >message:
> > >
> > >Error: Could not find 'ldconfig' in path.
> > >Does this mean i have to go into the /etc/profile and add something to my
> > >path? I cannot find where ldconfig is or even what that is as a matter
> >of
> > >fact.
> > >
> > >Does anyone have any ideas or has done this before?>
> > >
> > >Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
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