On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 04:26:53PM +0100, Kent Nyberg wrote: > When i su to root, then root wont use the LANG variable. > Well.. the LANG isn't passed on from the normal user.. > How could i make it so that su will use that.. > > Sorry.. i cant describe it better, hope you understand! >
I don't know for sure but from the su manpage - -m, -p, --preserve-environment do not reset environment variables, and keep the same shell I would think that would do it for you. kent -- "In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." - Carl Sagan