On Tuesday 22 July 2003 10:47 am, Jima wrote: >> This is a good point to bring up. With the default configuration of > RedHat (and probably most distros), if you log in as root or use `su -`, > it'll load root's environment, including putting /sbin & /usr/sbin in > the $PATH. If you use `sudo` or just `su`, though, it won't load the > environment, and programs in /sbin and /usr/sbin won't run without the > full path (i.e., /usr/sbin/program). This was news to a few people at > the installfest, and to this day catches me on occasion. > Possible solutions: > > a) log in directly as root > b) use `su -` > c) add /sbin & /usr/sbin to your $PATH > d) be prepared to type full paths a lot OR use tab completion :) -- Thanks, James Spinti jspinti at dartdist dot com 952-368-3278 ext 396 fax 952-368-3255 _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list