> So where is the $PATH changed when doing plain su (without the > hyphen)? > Right, that's my original question - how did Debian make it so when just do su , the $PATH changes and include /sbin , /usr/sbin etc. In other distro (Redhat), I would need to do su - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org