Re: [newbie] A question about RPMDrake

[SnapafunFrank]

Robert T. Yu wrote:
Another question: when I su as root, does root
priveleges apply only within the terminal or the
operating system as a whole?
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Assuming you su'ed as root within a terminal then it's only within that 
terminal unless you run things from that command line.

eg:
# kwrite
would open kwrite with root privileges allowing you to edit files only 
available to root.

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