RE: question about 'su -'

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From: Chris W. Parker Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:52
> Hugh E Cruickshank on Monday, October 27, 2003 11:42 AM said:
> > But they will not behave the same. The "su" will keep the original
> > user's environment variables whereas the "su -" will give you root's
> > environment variables. This could adversely affect what you try to
> > execute as root.
> 
> Hey thanks for pointing this out. In this case I might have to stick
> with 'su -'. Does 'sudo' behave the same as 'su'?
> 

Good question but I have no experience with "sudo" so, hopefully,
someone else can jump in here and let you know.

Regards, Hugh

-- 
Hugh E Cruickshank, Forward Software, www.forward-software.com


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