how to change 'su' path

danahata · 02-26-2004, 12:49 PM

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

bnice · 02-26-2004, 12:57 PM

`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.

synaptical · 02-26-2004, 01:01 PM

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

druuna · 02-26-2004, 01:05 PM

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.

danahata · 02-26-2004, 01:09 PM

/etc/login.defs worked

Thanks