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Re: /etc/profile
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Greg Wooledge |
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Re: /etc/profile |
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Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:09:39 -0500 |
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On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 17:37:42 +0200, Yuri Kanivetsky wrote:
> A while ago I learned to always use `su -`:
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> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/7013/why-do-we-use-su-and-not-just-su/7021#7021
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> As such Debian didn't break for me.
Yes, that's a valid solution. It has the advantage of working on every
Debian system, whether it's got the original su implementation, or the
Debian 10+ su implementation, and on most other Linux systems besides.
It has the disadvantage that it forces a full environment cleanse,
including a change of working directory. So, workflow patterns like
this one will break:
$ cd my/deep/source/directory
$ make
$ su -
# make install
make: error, there's no makefile here, what's an install?
But if you never use that workflow pattern, then it may not matter to you.
That's why I put many different workarounds on the Debian wiki. I
encourage people to read them all and choose the one that best fits
their own needs.
<https://wiki.debian.org/NewInBuster#Changes>