I meant identical to a normal logon, not identical to a plain "su". Obviously "su" is different, because your not taking the environment of the userid your changing to without the dash. --Dan On 2/11/06, Mark Jarvis wrote: > > > If you "su -", the environment is identical. > Aaarrrggghhh! NO--the "su" and "su -" environments are NOT the same. -- To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance. Friedrich Nietzsche --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss