Can't su anymore

[Philip Mötteli]

Am 26.02.2008 um 19:45 schrieb José Pedro do Amaral:

> Looks like you have GNU su before Mac OS X su in your path.

Interesting question!


> Did you install coreutils (GNU su is part of that package)?

I indeed have installed Fink. So perhaps it has installed another 'su'.


> If you do "locate bin/su" do you get more than one su?

	$ locate bin/su
	/usr/bin/su
	/usr/bin/sudo
	/usr/bin/sum

	$ whereis su
	/usr/bin/su

	$ which su
	/usr/bin/su


> What happens if you try /usr/bin/su (or /usr/bin/su -)?

It works!
But why? I mean, 'which' gives exactly the same file.


Thanks!
Phil