Re: Cannot display /etc/fstab

From: Gordon (gordon_at_gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid)
Date: 06/23/05 

Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:19:28 +0100

Vic wrote:
>>Slightly off-topic but similar, when I su in a terminal, (FC4) I can't
>>use FDISK! I get bash - fdisk not found. Yet if I log in as Root user, I
>>can use FDISK! Strange.
>
>
> That's just a path thing.
>
> fdisk sits in /sbin/ - which will be in your path when you are the root
> user, but not so when you are anyone else.
>
> If you're just using "su" to get to be root, it still won't be in your
> path. su leaves the environment untouched unless you specify "su -".
>
> HTH
>
> Vic.
>
>
>
>
>

A very lucid reply. Thanks! How do I add /sbin/ to my user's path? 

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