OK Brady, that is important too ! I didn't know the difference of this: su and su -.
Regards,
Marcio.
-----Original Message-----
From: ABrady [mailto:kcsmart kc rr com]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 3:20 PM
To: redhat-install-list redhat com
Subject: Re: boot disk
On Fri, 3 Aug 2001 15:11:56 -0300 Marcio Cardenuto Mallavazzi
<mcardenuto proceda com br> imparted to us:
Try logging in as a user, opening a terminal and typing
su -
See if that improves the situation as far as working as root is
concerned.
su gets the login but keeps the user environment
su - gets the login and gets the root environment
There be a difference. I've made dozens of bootdisks, in kde, in
sawfish, in icewm, in xfce, in fvwm, in enlightenment, in windowmaker,
in.....well, in everything I tried. I've never had a problem. If it's
'su' (no enviroment) using paths to binaries works. If it's 'su -' (with
environment) no paths necessary for those things that root has rights to
run, as long as they are in root's path (includes /sbin).
> This is an important information. Thanks to share with us !!!!
> I was thinking, too, that with the command su, we was able to do all
> activities as well as exiting KDE (or another GUI) and logging in as a
> root.
>
>
> Marcio.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tazmun [mailto:tazmun commplusis net]
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 2:21 PM
> To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: Re: boot disk
>
>
> um yes actually i did do it from a terminal window. I tried it from
> the
> user terminal suing to be root....and it still wasn't cooperating.
> Logged
> completely out of KDE and logged back in as Root...went to
> terminal..same
> command...only didn't need to su this time...and it works. So
> obviously su
> from user isn't quite the same as actually being root.
>
> Tazmun
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <hacker111456 netscape net>
> To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 11:01 AM
> Subject: RE: Re: boot disk
>
>
> > did ya try it from a termnal wondow I have found that run box to be
> close
> to worthless
> > Steve Pardee <stevevp pacbell net> wrote:
> >
> > >try /sbin/mkbootdisk or get a copy at rpmfind.net or ftp.redhat.com
> or
> off your
> > >installation cdrom set.
> > >
> > >-Steve Pardee
> > >
> > >tazmun wrote:
> > >
> > >> I've been trying to make an extra boot disk just to have in case
> the
> first
> > >> existing one, which I made on the install, becomes corrupt or
> just
> plain
> > >> worn out. I'm totally dependent on the boot disk right now since
> I'm
> unable
> > >> to get lilo properly setup with NTFS on win NT. However I see no
> where
> so
> > >> far in the Xwindows GUI where that option is provided. According
> to
> the
> > >> book it can be done with a "mkbootdisk" command referencing the
> proper
> > >> kernel version. However my box reports no such command is
> available.
> Has
> > >> anyone else run into this problem? Any ideas?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks Tazmun
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