On 05/24/2012 03:07 PM, Jim Meyering wrote: > Pádraig Brady wrote: >> Well it's not clear cut to me, given that su >> isn't really Linux specific. > > Right, but how many non-Linux-based systems rely on coreutils' su? > When this last came up, that the Hurd needed it was a deciding factor > (along with Fedora/Suse, of course).
Fair point. >> There was also a very related request for >> `runuser` like functionality to be generally available: >> http://bugs.gnu.org/8700 > > I wouldn't mind adding such a program to the list of things > coreutils installs by default. So far, no one has volunteered > to do the work. OK cool, I guess we can split up `runuser` and `su`. I'll look at doing a separate `runuser` in coreutils upstream in the next few weeks. cheers, Pádraig.
