| Red Hat This forum is for the discussion of Red Hat Linux. |
| Notices |
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links:
Site Howto |
Site FAQ |
Sitemap |
Register Now
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
 |
GNU/Linux Basic Guide
This 255-page guide will provide you with the keys to understand the philosophy of free software, teach you how to use and handle it, and give you the tools required to move easily in the world of GNU/Linux. Many users and administrators will be taking their first steps with this GNU/Linux Basic guide and it will show you how to approach and solve the problems you encounter.
Click Here to receive this Complete Guide absolutely free. |
|
 |
11-13-2004, 08:34 AM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Cape Town
Distribution: Gentoo, Redhat 9, SuSE 9.0, 9.2, Win XP
Posts: 149
Rep: 
|
I have to ssh -l root to run root processes!?
I am not able to run processes with root privilages by only switching users with su. I have to ssh -l root to be able to do this? Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?
p.n
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2004, 08:47 AM
|
#2
|
|
Moderator
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Scotland
Distribution: Slackware, RedHat, Debian
Posts: 12,047
Rep:
|
Sorry but I don't beleive that. What error do you get when you run:
echo I am root
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2004, 09:17 AM
|
#3
|
|
Guru
Registered: Jan 2001
Posts: 24,128
Rep:
|
If your just using su to login as root.. use su - so it has root's full path.. or have you tried running the supposed root only command with the full path to the command?
|
|
|
|
|
11-15-2004, 11:55 AM
|
#4
|
|
Member
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Cape Town
Distribution: Gentoo, Redhat 9, SuSE 9.0, 9.2, Win XP
Posts: 149
Original Poster
Rep:
|
Yip, that was the problem. I should use su - not su.
Tx
p.n
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:38 AM.
|
|
|
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
|
|
 Latest Threads
LQ News
|
|
