Re: [cobalt-users] Deleting username.lock files

[Cody Watkins <codyw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:03 PM 8/25/00 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 8/25/00 12:37:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
>steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>> Are the files owned by root?  If so you'll need to do "su -" to become
root 
>> and
>>  enter the admin password at the prompt.
>
>Okay, I have to ask -- why the "-" after "su"?  I've always just typed "su" 
>without the dash, and it works just fine.  What's the difference?


I think the - after the su actually makes the machine think that you logged
in as root instead of su'ing in as root.  When I do 'su' I dont get any
messages, but when I 'su -' in, I get the following message:

*****************************************************************
*                                                               *
* NOTICE TO ROOT USER: Changes to system files may affect       *
* your warranty. Please consult your warranty card for details. *
*                                                               *
* http://www.cobaltnet.com                                      *
*                                                               *
*****************************************************************


Sincerely,
Cody Watkins
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