On Mon, 2012-03-05 at 10:27 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote:
On 05/03/12 10:16, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-03-05 at 09:39 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>> I have an F-16 computer that was working normally a couple of
>> days ago when run this morning has an unusual [to me] problem.
>>
>> When I su and type in the root password form the XCFE desktop it
>> spends about 20 seconds before displaying a prompt and then
>> instead of:
>>
>> [bobg@box6 ~]$ su
>> Password:
>> [root@box6 bobg]# exit
>>
>>
>> I get a prompt: bash-4.2#
>>
>> If instead of bringing up the desktop with startx I "su" it
>> changes to root quickly after entering the password, also with
>> the prompt "bash-4.2#."
>>
>> Other than that it apparently works? But obviously something has
>> changed and I can't guess what?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>>
> I am not sure what you really want to do, but if you want to become root
> you need to execute su - not su.
The computer is doing what I want it to do but the indications
are wrong.
The prompt should be [root@box6 bobg]# and I should get there
immediately not twenty seconds after pressing "Enter."
Bob
The only way you can get a prompt containig root is by using su - .
su will only produce a root prompt by starting as root. It it not
posible to do this:
[bobg@box6 ~]$ su
Password:
[root@box6 bobg]#
So what are you really doing?
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