Re: [gentoo-user] 'su' missing : solved
Philip Webb wrote: > 'eix shadow' provided the solution : there's a new USE flag 'su'. > when that is enabled, 'shadow' is remerged & the system rebooted > -- the last is essential -- , all returns to normal. Thanks all for having this thread, my rage would have been endless if I suddenly couldn't su anymore. While there is clearly no way to restrain the penguins from being penguins, you guys have saved me so much pain and anguish with this thread, thanks so much -- Clowns feed off of funny money; Funny money comes from the FED so NO FED -> NO CLOWNS!!! Powers are not rights.
Re: [gentoo-user] 'su' missing : solved
On Fri, 13 Mar 2020 01:30:27 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: > 'eix shadow' provided the solution : there's a new USE flag 'su'. > when that is enabled, 'shadow' is remerged & the system rebooted > -- the last is essential -- , all returns to normal. That USE flag is enabled by default, so the upgrade shouldn't break your system unless you have USE="-*" in make.conf. -- Neil Bothwick If only the good die young then what does that say about senior citizens? pgpqYXW_VhmW_.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] 'su' missing : solved
200312 Philip Webb wrote: > My practice for many years has been to have a root terminal running, > which I start via 'konsole' + 'su'. After a system update + reboot, > I am confronted with : > > Warning: Could not find 'su', starting '/bin/bash' instead. > Please check your profile settings. > > 499: ~> su > bash: su: command not found > > I always start from a raw terminal & use 'startx', > so hopefully I can still login as root & do system things that way. 'eix shadow' provided the solution : there's a new USE flag 'su'. when that is enabled, 'shadow' is remerged & the system rebooted -- the last is essential -- , all returns to normal. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatcadotinterdotnet
