Re: more locale problems?

[Damian Menscher <menscher () uiuc edu>]

On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Andrew Griffiths wrote:

> $ export LOCPATH=/home/andrewg/stuff
> $ su
> # set | grep LOCPATH
> LOCPATH=/home/andrewg/stuff
> # strace /usr/sbin/userhelper 2>&1 | grep andrewg
>
> cool. Now I can specify where a possibly given suid program gets it
> output text.

Maybe I'm missing your point, but I think you're just not using the `su`
command properly.  From its manpage (on an Irix 6.5.6m machine):

To become user bin while retaining your previously exported environment,
execute:

     su bin

To become user bin but change the environment to what would be expected
if bin had originally logged in, execute:

     su - bin


Damian Menscher
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