-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 09:07:33PM +0000, first last wrote: > > Another quirk is that ubuntu normally doesn't let you log in > > as root, but the first user added is permitted to 'sudo' any > > command. If you like running as root, you can: > > sudo su - > > sudo -s does the same Actually, no it doesn't. "sudo -s" works like "sudo su", which is different than "sudo su -" (notice the -). The "-" will make the shell a login shell, thus setting everything you need (including the $PATH variable). []s - -- Rodrigo Barbosa "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFa3CJpdyWzQ5b5ckRAoM6AJ9e6EyttNUlsA9/G1kBwvIprFjQ/wCfUa2N pvm9RhylVq6bkK37wIKRFuk= =HjhK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----