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bnegreve
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The Meaning of 'su'
> “su” was written to only change to the root user on the system. It wasn’t designed to switch to any other user that has an account. “su” meant “super-user”. I need to sit down for a second.
It is
slightly
over dramatized, isn't it ? :)
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It is slightly over dramatized, isn't it ? :)