Re: I can not su to root on my Sun Solaris 9 (SPARC) box, even with the correct password

From: Robb Ottenhoff (robb_at_ottenhoff.net)
Date: 12/31/03


Date: 30 Dec 2003 19:14:21 -0800

Alan Coopersmith <alanc@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote in message news:<bssjo7$23u9$2@agate.berkeley.edu>...
> wmreinemer@tns.net (Walt R) writes in comp.unix.solaris:
> | > Mon Dec 29 18:28:28 #su -
> |
> |I am not familiar with Solaris, but is "-" another name for root?
>
> No, it's the standard Unix su argument to have su completely initialize
> the environment as the user being switched to.

What is the output to the following command:

/usr/bin/which su

-r



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