root user but not in root environment?? (centos 5.3)

ashlyjay · 07-09-2009, 11:16 PM

guys, i have installed centos 5.3 with only disk one, meaning its all command.

Anyway, i have to install something and when i execute the command,the computer says 'you are currently running as root but do not have roots environment'. you can switch to root environment using su - command.

I already did that and my username is root. is this a bug??

custangro · 07-09-2009, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashlyjay

guys, i have installed centos 5.3 with only disk one, meaning its all command.

Anyway, i have to install something and when i execute the command,the computer says 'you are currently running as root but do not have roots environment'. you can switch to root environment using su - command.

I already did that and my username is root. is this a bug??

When you become root you need to use the "-" in the "su" command...like this...

Code:

you@centos$ su -

-C

ashlyjay · 07-12-2009, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by custangro

When you become root you need to use the "-" in the "su" command...like this...

Code:

you@centos$ su -

-C

guys, i have solve this problem... before the message that I wrote "'you are currently running as root but do not have roots environment'. you can switch to root environment using su - command." there was another error..it says "./install.sh :which : command not found"

so, what i did is just install the which package by

yum install which

then my installation proceeds..

thanks for your help.