From: Wilhelm Spickermann <wilhelm.spickermann@spickermann-d.de>
Subject: Re: OT: SuSE, Raid (was: Microsoft takes on ACT)
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 06:57:42 +0200
Date: 2002-05-26T06:57:42+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <mailman.1022389142.25174.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1nVH8.6358$Uk6.904598@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com>
--Am Sonntag, Mai 26, 2002 00:45:48 +0100 schrieb "chris.danx"
<spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com>:
> what is 'su'? Typing a line in for the above mentioned
> install script, gives a password prompt with 'su' (seems to be
> the root password, the user password failed and brain was
> off!), but with 'sh' it gives the above error. Why is that?
> Is 'su' an elevated 'sh'? If so that might be the problem
> with the install script.
Thats correct. "su" starts a shell under a new user (and group).
If the user name is not given, "root" will be used for that. Try
"man su". No password will be required if root wants to become
someone else.
Wilhelm
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2002-05-23 15:24 Microsoft takes on ACT Ted Dennison
2002-05-23 16:09 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-24 13:31 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-24 14:05 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-25 14:26 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-28 15:42 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-24 14:52 ` Wes Groleau
2002-05-24 20:13 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-05-23 18:01 ` Wes Groleau
2002-05-23 18:30 ` tmoran
2002-05-23 21:21 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-24 14:02 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-24 14:31 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-25 5:48 ` OT: " tmoran
2002-05-28 15:50 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-25 7:58 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-24 18:45 ` OT: Microsoft takes on history Frank J. Lhota
2002-05-24 19:05 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-24 19:51 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-25 8:12 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-25 10:31 ` Frank J. Lhota
2002-05-25 12:16 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-25 15:40 ` Robert Dewar
2002-05-25 17:08 ` Frank J. Lhota
2002-06-07 22:14 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-05-25 20:09 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-24 19:57 ` Frank J. Lhota
2002-05-24 20:35 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-25 0:41 ` Frank J. Lhota
2002-05-28 16:14 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-29 16:18 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-29 17:37 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-29 21:32 ` Dan Andreatta
2002-05-30 6:35 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-05-30 14:12 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 5:38 ` XML & Ada was " Robert C. Leif
2002-05-30 13:45 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-30 15:11 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-29 20:34 ` John Doe
2002-05-24 20:54 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-05-24 20:26 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-28 16:20 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-24 19:34 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-24 20:29 ` OT: " David Marceau
2002-05-24 20:42 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-25 0:52 ` Frank J. Lhota
2002-05-25 11:19 ` Robert Dewar
2002-05-25 11:50 ` Frank J. Lhota
2002-05-25 14:37 ` Steve Doiel
2002-05-25 16:46 ` ON Topic: Ada for CP/M Frank J. Lhota
2002-05-25 22:57 ` Robert Dewar
2002-05-26 5:57 ` Adrian Hoe
2002-06-07 21:56 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-05-28 16:24 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-29 13:48 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-05-29 13:17 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-30 0:43 ` Darren New
2002-05-30 13:58 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-31 18:19 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-05-31 18:31 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-05 13:09 ` [OT] VMS, was: " Simon Clubley
2002-05-30 2:53 ` Robert Dewar
2002-06-07 22:10 ` OT: Microsoft takes on history Randy Brukardt
2002-05-25 15:41 ` Robert Dewar
2002-05-23 18:43 ` Microsoft takes on ACT chris.danx
2002-05-24 2:19 ` Ted Dennison
2002-05-24 3:09 ` Adrian Hoe
2002-05-24 12:29 ` chris.danx
2002-05-24 13:39 ` Ingo Marks
2002-05-24 14:32 ` chris.danx
2002-05-24 17:59 ` OT: SuSE, Raid (was: Microsoft takes on ACT) Wilhelm Spickermann
2002-05-25 0:15 ` chris.danx
2002-05-25 5:25 ` Wilhelm Spickermann
2002-05-25 23:45 ` chris.danx
2002-05-26 4:57 ` Wilhelm Spickermann [this message]
2002-05-26 9:52 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-26 10:40 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2002-05-25 9:36 ` OT: " Ingo Marks
2002-05-25 15:08 ` Microsoft takes on ACT Adrian Hoe
2002-05-24 14:56 ` [OT] Microsoft vs. Linux vs. Wes Groleau
2002-05-25 15:25 ` Adrian Hoe
2002-05-25 21:38 ` [OT] Switching to Linux (was: Microsoft takes on ACT) Michal Nowak
2002-05-26 9:37 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-27 9:23 ` Michal Nowak
2002-06-11 6:30 ` Adrian Hoe
2002-05-23 19:54 ` Microsoft takes on ACT sk
2002-05-23 21:14 ` Michael Bode
2002-05-25 22:41 ` Robert Dewar
2002-05-26 20:19 ` Florian Weimer
2002-05-26 21:04 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-27 6:46 ` Florian Weimer
2002-05-27 6:46 ` Florian Weimer
2002-05-27 23:37 ` Robert I. Eachus
2002-05-28 9:30 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-28 16:34 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-24 8:08 ` Dewi Daniels
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