[LBo] Opening > su

[Jisao]

Randy Kramer wrote:
> On Monday 19 June 2006 05:21 pm, Inade wrote:
>   
>> The file su in the /bin or /sbin directory is a binary file, and it is
>> the binary code of the program >su<, which is "become the superuser".
>> You don't open that file.  You don't need to.
>>     
>
> Jisao,
>
> Apologies for interjecting: I prefer to think of su as switch user as that's 
> what it does--it can switch you to become any other user (assuming you have 
> that user's password).  If you use su without a username, it defaults to 
> switching to root.
>
> Randy Kramer
>
>   
No problem.  We all gain from getting better info. 

Jisao