Ethan Benson writes: > cat <<EOF >> ~/.bashrc > export PATH="$HOME/.evil:${PATH}" > EOF > and put a bogus su shell script in ~/.evil chmod a-w ~/.bashrc ~/.bash_profile .bashrc and .bash_profile should be read-only by default, IMHO. -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI