Bug 36660 - kdesu should have an option like "su - <user>"
Summary: kdesu should have an option like "su - <user>"
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kdesu
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Compiled Sources Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdesu bugs tracker
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Keywords:
: 30798 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2001-12-31 13:48 UTC by Ferdinand Gassauer
Modified: 2008-06-18 23:00 UTC (History)
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Description Ferdinand Gassauer 2001-12-31 13:41:44 UTC 
(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kdesu
Version:           KDE 2.9.0 2 (post 3.0 beta1)
Severity:          wishlist
Installed from:    compiled sources
Compiler:          gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (SuSE)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.4.10-4GB
OS/Compiler notes: 

Hi!
IMHO it would be useful to optionaly kdesu -u <user> with the option to set the environment (PATH) of the new user.
Apparently kdesu does a "su <user>" 
cu
ferdinand


(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
(Called from KBugReport dialog. Fields Application manually changed)
Comment 1 Alan Eldridge 2002-10-16 11:24:54 UTC 
Reassigned to new maintainer.
Comment 2 Stephan Binner 2002-10-27 19:51:01 UTC 
*** Bug 30798 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Ferdinand Gassauer 2003-01-29 20:26:38 UTC 
kdesu -u <user> does it