On Friday 21 September 2001 12:42, etharp wrote: > >�On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > >�> I assume that by "localhost" you mean the login prompt. If so, you need > >�> to log in as "root", not su. su is a console command which stands for > >�> "switch user"; it is not a user in itself. > >�> Ummm, not that it matters but it actually originates with SetUid (set User ID), the name of a libc function. Most of these cryptic looking names have a simple origin. (Note to prospective authors--book opportunity--Unixspeak (category Humor)) Civileme
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