> > Do "su -" rather than just "su" when becoming root. > Otherwise, you won't get > root's full environment, which includes extra PATH entries > for commands that > are normally only run by root. > That did it. Many thanks. This list is excellent. I keep thinking I need to unsubscribe because of the amount of traffic here but then I get a message about something I am experiencing before I get a chance to ask about it. Bill Drew drewwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx