Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> writes:
> I need a special path setting for root after both "sudo" and "sudo
> su." (...)
Just you try like as "sudo su -". Sometimes i use it that way.
Sincerely, Linux fan Byung-Hee
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When I need Root on a Desktop, I bring up a shell, enter "su -" and give it the Root Password.
Note, Debian (at least in the Expert Installation Mode) lets me set a Root Password. Ubuntu doesn't, so one of my early actions after the Install is to enter "sudo su -" and, on the resulting Root Shell, type "passwd root".
On a Virtual Terminal, I simply login as Root on one terminal, and on the next one, sign on as my "Normal User" (and then do most of my work there).
I know there have been Discussions here about sudo vs "su -". They both work, but both can get you in trouble (but possibly in different ways).
Kenneth Parker
Kenneth Parker