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Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!europa.clark.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!news00.sunet.se!sunic!mn6.swip.net!seunet!mn4.swip.net!lorelei!not-for-mail From: hoh@approve.se.NO_JUNK_EMAIL (Goran Larsson) Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list? Message-ID: <1997May16.090215.8470@lorelei.approve.se> Originator: hoh@approve.se.NO_JUNK_EMAIL (Goran Larsson) Sender: hoh@lorelei.approve.se.NO_JUNK_EMAIL (Goran Larsson) Organization: [1] + 5934 done /bin/rm -rf ~/ & X-No-Archive: yes X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test57 (27 Apr 97) References: <5kd2ng$c8b$1@rzsun02.rrz.uni-hamburg.de> <Pine.SUN.3.95.970513170134.19438A-100000@omni2> <Pine.GSO.3.96.970513200952.7143D-100000@tree.Stanford.EDU> <Pine.LNX.3.95.970515180937.229A-100000@itclub.mur.csu.edu.au> Distribution: inet Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 09:02:15 GMT Lines: 33 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.shell:45078 comp.os.linux.misc:175716 comp.os.linux.x:61786 alt.os.linux:21253 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3284 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41073 gnu.misc.discuss:31326 comp.unix.solaris:106739 In article <Pine.LNX.3.95.970515180937.229A-100000@itclub.mur.csu.edu.au>, Mr Happy... <crucible@itclub.mur.csu.edu.au> wrote: > Clear this up... Substitute User he said, and included the manpage for the GNU su program: > NAME > su - run a shell with substitute user and group IDs To this I say... Super-User and give the SunOS 4.1.4 manpage | NAME | su - super-user, temporarily switch to a new user ID and SunOS 5.4 manpage as evidence: | NAME | su - become super-user or another user I also say... Switch to another User and give the HP-UX 10.10 manpage as evidence: | NAME | su - switch to another user name -- Goran Larsson mailto:hoh @ approve . se I was an atheist, http://home1.swipnet . se/%7Ew-12153/ until I found out I was God.