Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Mr Happy...
Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 00:00

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> > > > su = Super User
> >  
> > I stand corrected on that one...
> > 
> > > Substitute User
> > > 
> 
> 	I have heard it to mean "switch user". Maybe I am wrong however...
> 
> -- Yan
> 

Clear this up... Substitute User
NAME
       su - run a shell with substitute user and group IDs

SYNOPSIS
       su   [-flmp]   [-c   command]   [-s  shell]  [--login]  [--fast]
[--preserve-environment]  [--command=c
       [--shell=shell] [-] [--help] [--version] [user [arg...]]

DESCRIPTION
       This manual page documents the GNU version of su.  su allows one
user to temporarily become another  use
       runs  a  shell  with  the real and effective user ID, group ID, and
supplemental groups of USER.  If no
       given, the default is root, the super-user.  The shell run is taken
from USER's password entry, or  /bin
       none  is  specified  there.  If USER has a password, su prompts for
the password unless run by a user wi
       user ID 0 (the super-user).

       By default, su does not change the current directory.  It sets the
environment  variables  `HOME'  and
       from  the  password  entry  for USER, and if USER is not the
super-user, sets `USER' and `LOGNAME' to US
       default, the shell is not a login shell.

       If one or more ARGs are given, they are passed as additional
arguments to the shell.


More info.. "man su"


Andrew

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From: "Mr Happy..." <crucible@itclub.mur.csu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/15
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