>The only way you can get a prompt containig root is by using su - . >su will only produce a root prompt by starting as root. It it not >posible to do this: > > [bobg@box6 ~]$ su > Password: > [root@box6 bobg]# > Im doing exactly this to become root for years with fedora with no problems. Why is this wrong? Emilio. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org