Re: Root login from remote system

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,
>>"VaibhaV" =3D=3D VaibhaV Sharma <helpindore@xxxxxxxx> writes:

 VaibhaV> when u log in as root u get the environment settings as of
 VaibhaV> the root and u get the home directory as that of root but
 VaibhaV> when u do su u get priviledges equivlent to root but your
 VaibhaV> home dir etc would be by deffault that of your username by
 VaibhaV> which u logged in and environment also would be the older
 VaibhaV> one.

        Try su - to get the default environment that a root login
 would normally get, So that is not really the difference. As others
 have pointed out, the difference is that one needs to be logged in as
 a user on the system to use su, but one knows nothing about who is
 attempting a direct login.

 VaibhaV> Its only that u can do ANYTHING on the system.

        This is true either way, is it not?

        manoj
SU(1)                                                       SU(1)


NAME
       su - Change user ID or become super-user

SYNOPSIS
       su [-] [username [args]]

DESCRIPTION
       su  is used to become another user during a login session.
       Invoked without a username, su defaults  to  becoming  the
       super  user.   The optional argument - may be used to pro=AD
       vide an environment similiar to what the user would expect
       had the user logged in directly.
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