On Wed, 2006-07-19 at 11:25 +0930, Tim wrote: > On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 15:51 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > But why the blazes would anyone want to run: su - > > when they are already root in init level 1? > > To avoid having to chown all the files they create while fixing up a > problem? To have ~ as a shortcut to their own space? > That is interesting but : 1. My memory is that the original poster was complaining that he could not do su not su username. 2. At that point going to init level 3 or 5 would be more productive. -- Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>