Tamas Sarga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I tried to reproduce it, but can't. But I dicovered, that `sux` and
> `sux -` is not the same. The help doesn't say anything about -
> parameter, but if I give `env` after `sux` and `sux -` then I found
> some differences. Maybe `sux -` worth a try for you. BTW I can start
> xterm without any error or warning with or without -.

I do not know what sux it, but it is related to su then the -
determines, IIRC whether or not to inherent the current shells
environment or to setup the new users environment. Eg from bash su -
will cause /root/.profile and .bashrc (IIRC!).

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Simon Kellett,        |   Gentoo Linux, Fvwm, Firefox 
Darmstadt, Germany    |              Xemacs, Vm, Gnus

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