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Re: apt-dialog - an interface to apt using 'dialog'



On 13 Apr 1999, Martin Bialasinski wrote:

> 
> >> "AD" == Andrew Dvorak <breakerx@valinor.ssd.k12.wa.us> writes:
> 
> AD> if anybody knows, please don't hessitate to diagnose the problem :)
> AD> (weather or not it's in su or apt-dialog)
> 
> AD> On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> >> Can't get this to work:
> >> 
> >> $ /bin/su -l root
> >> Password: 
> >> /bin/bash: -l: unrecognized option
> 
> You have mistaken "ssh -l username" with "su - username"

I don't believe I have.. I've been told su -l, and it works for me, and
appears to have worked for others, as well.. *shrug*.. at any rate, if su
- username is what should be used, then use that :)

Andrew Dvorak
JCommons@IRC


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