On Wednesday 27 April 2005 04:26 pm, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > Am Mi, den 27.04.2005 schrieb Claude Jones um 22:17: > > > "su" only changes the process' effective UID, but doesn't give you > > > root's environment. "su -" DOES give you root's environment (including > > > root's path and, yes, $HOME). It's equivalent to logging in as root. > > > > Assuming I understood you correctly, I tried this: > > sh-3.00# su cj > > [cj@viewridgeproductions2 misc]$ su root > > Password: > > sh-3.00# kcontrol > > Aborting. $HOME is not set. > > sh-3.00# > > No, Rick spoke about running "su - <user>". > > > I'm getting the same bad result, if I follow you right. > > > > Claude Jones > > Check /etc/password to contain following line for root: > > root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash > > Check too your /root/.bash_profile and /root/.bashrc files. > > Alexander Which brings up an interesting point. If I remember correctly, you can change the home directory for any user by changing it in the /etc/passwd file. (Make sure the directory and needed files S.A. .bashrc are in the new home directory. This allows a group to share a directory. -- John H Ludwig Common sense is so rare, why do they call it common!!! Manual customization of this file is not recommended, BUT WILL BE DONE!!!
