su [ - ] [ username [ arg ] ] - Pass the environment along unchanged, as if the user actually logged in as the specified user.
username The name of another username that you wish to log in as. arg Additional arguments that need to be passed through the su command. http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?su -- knk On 5/16/08, Navneet Sreeraman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "su" makes you the root but still stays in the directory from which you > issued the command. > > "su -" drops you the home (/root) of the root user. > > Navneet > >
