Re: PATH nfg after su
On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 11:41:07PM -0400, Bob Bernstein wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2020, Bob Bernstein wrote:
>
> > PATH=/home/bob/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/games
>
> I examined su(1) and learned that one solution for me is to invoke su with
> the '-l' argument, which creates a 'login' shell in the new env. This sets,
> for me, the PATH to
> '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin'
>
> Which is very cool..
>
Behaviour changed in Buster - su - is now required. [Likewise sudo su - if you use sudo]
Catches people out especially because of muscle memory :)
All the best,
Andy Cater
> Thank you.
>
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> look into my mind) used to tell me that my mind was like a conjured spirit,
> that would do mischief if I did not give it employment.
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>
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