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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!metro!metro!csu.edu.au!itclub.mur.csu.edu.au!crucible From: "Mr Happy..." <crucible@itclub.mur.csu.edu.au> 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 Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list? Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 13:13:22 +1000 Organization: Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia Lines: 34 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970516130933.5082E-100000@itclub.mur.csu.edu.au> References: <5kd2ng$c8b$1@rzsun02.rrz.uni-hamburg.de><5l3c2f$i1j@pasilla.bbnplanet.com> <337A003F.6A7B@ncofsi.com><3378D37F.462F3A47@gaijin.com> <x6iv0l7uxw.fsf@ez.bts.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: itclub.mur.csu.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII To: Phil Eschallier <phil@bts.com> In-Reply-To: <x6iv0l7uxw.fsf@ez.bts.com> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.shell:45032 comp.os.linux.misc:175552 comp.os.linux.x:61693 alt.os.linux:21214 comp.unix.bsd.misc:3260 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41002 gnu.misc.discuss:31300 comp.unix.solaris:106658 On 14 May 1997, Phil Eschallier wrote: > Brandon Harris <bharris@gaijin.com> writes: > > > > > > > su = Super User > > > > Substitute User > > > > I believe this is Switch User ... > It doesnt actually let you "switch" users though? It allows you to act as another user... ie substituting your user with another for a period of time... you are never -not- the original user, hence when you su to another user you type exit and you are back the original. That was another reason that I thought it stood for substitute... definatly not super I think its been determined =) (oh btw for the person that emailed me... should the man pages be discounted as false? They are a part of linux and they are included with every version I've had... (no offence just enquiring as to why you think they are wrong?)) Andrew o-------------------------------------------o | Andrew Tobin | | crucible@itclub.mur.csu.edu.au | | http://itclub.mur.csu.edu.au/~crucible/ | o-------------------------------------------o