Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Dr. Borg
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:00

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Brian V. Smith wrote:
..........
> |> > Clear this up... Substitute User
> |> > NAME
> |> >        su - run a shell with substitute user and group IDs
> |> >
> |> <snip>
> |>
> |> All that means is that the person who wrote the gnu man page thought
> |> it meant 'substitute'.  The solaris man page doesn't say one way or
> |> another.  I think the answer is 'switch user'.
> 
> The SunOs 4.1.3 "man 1 su" has "super-user":
> 
> SU(1V)                   USER COMMANDS                     SU(1V)
> 
> NAME
>      su - super-user, temporarily switch to a new user ID

This is obviously wrong. One can 'su' from one user to another
and it doesn't have to be superuser. Also, one can 'su' from
superuser status to a regular user with normal privileges. I
think "Switch User" has been so far the best interpretation of
'su' in this thread.

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From: "Dr. Borg" <vladiQmip@uniQserve.com>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/16
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