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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thank you for that answer it was very concise and
seems to solve the problem</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 15, 2005 2:43
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: su not the same as
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>I know this is most likely a
newbie question, however, I have noticed that the env that I have after su is
not the same as if I have logged in as >root. how would I fix
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To take on the entire
environment you need to use the - . i.e. su – foo will give you foo’s
profile/env…su foo will make you foo, but you will still have your
profile/env<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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