Noob Centos Admin wrote: > Hi, > > > If you use >> su >> only, you assume root privileges without the root environment. >> Rather do >> su - >> which gives you the full root environment, including path. >> The same holds for other users, i..e >> su - joe >> switches the user to the user joe with full environment. >> > > Thanks a million for that! Going to save me a ton of time from issuing > whereis command to find commands when I need to follow instructions off a > website! > Plus we have a Wiki page that explains in some detail here: http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/BecomingRoot It's a common mistake/misunderstanding most people make to start with :)