how to change 'su' path
 

How do you change the PATH you get when you type just 'su' (not 'su -').

I've tried /etc/profile and /etc/rc.d/rc.K , and neither work.

Seems simple, but I can't find the answer anywhere.

Dana

`man su`
<snip>
The current environment is passed to the new shell. The value of $PATH is reset to
/bin:/usr/bin for normal users, or /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin for the super user.
This may be changed with the ENV_PATH and ENV_SUPATH definitions in /etc/login.defs.

do you mean the actual PATH, or the directory you are in when you su to root?

Are you talking about adding something to the default PATH environment, or change the default itself?

Adding to the default can be done by editing (creating) /root/.bashrc.

The default PATH environments are set in /etc/login.defs. I would suggest not changing these, unless you realy know what you are doing.

Hope this helps.

/etc/login.defs worked

Thanks