$PATH problem

I have a user set up with the following as his path:

/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:
/opt/kde/bin:/usr/local/samba/bin:/opt/www/htdig/bin:
/usr/lib/java/bin:/usr/lib/java/jre/bin:/usr/lib/qt-3.2.1/bin:
/usr/share/texmf/bin:

Root has the following as his path:

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/samba/sbin:
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:
/opt/kde/bin:/usr/local/samba/bin:/opt/www/htdig/bin:
/usr/lib/java/bin:/usr/lib/java/jre/bin:/usr/lib/qt-3.2.1/bin:
/usr/share/texmf/bin:

however when I log into kde as my user and using konsole do an su (or from
the console do an su) checking the path only gives me:

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin

why is this, is this by design or am I missing something?
The following is an exctract from my /etc/profile file, this is where if I
need to add a path i add it to the default system path

# set the default system $PATH
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:
/opt/kde/bin:/usr/local/samba/bin"
(the above line isn't wrapped in the file)

# For root users, ensure that /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin are in
# the $PATH. Some means of connection don't add these by default (sshd comes
# to mind).
if [ "`id -u`" = "0" ]; then
echo $PATH | grep /usr/local/sbin 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/samba/sbin:$PATH
fi
fi

Thanks for any help

Stuart

On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 13:44:39 +0000, Stuart wrote:

> I have a user set up with the following as his path:
>
> /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:

[...]

> however when I log into kde as my user and using konsole do an su (or from
> the console do an su) checking the path only gives me:
>
> /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin

Try "su -" instead.

> why is this,

When useing "su" without the ``-'' you don't get a login shell (under the
new user). And as such /etc/profile isn't being sourced.

> is this by design

Yes.

> or am I missing something?

Yes. "man su"

> Thanks for any help

NP.

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