Su Command
 

When I am logged in as a user and use the SU command in the console. it will not allow me to do every thing I can as root.

I thought su maid a user root.

Example:

I use su and issue the command "service network restart"

I get an error but if I login as root and issue the same command it restarts my network service.

Why can't I restart the network service using SU command?

OS = Fedora core1
Desktop = gnome

Because you use su, and not su -

That way you preserve your own environment,
and root's $PATH that contains various /sbin
directories doesn't get used....

man su
for details...


Cheers,
Tink

And if you find the manpages a bit to "techno speak" there's a link on how to interpret them in my sig.

regards

John

Thanks

I checked the man pages and info pages and found the switches for the SU command.

I used "SU -l" and the root password it allowed me to restart the services.

Of course it does, didn't you trust me? :)


Cheers,
Tink