Difference between su and su - by tychebe

security · @tychebe · Sep 21 '16

Difference between su and su -

□ "su" constitutes authority and minimum environment variables, such as the root account

□ "su -" constitutes almost same environment as login shell of the root account

□ "su" is same as "su - root"

It also posted at : http://cysecguide.blogspot.com/2016/09/difference-between-su-and-su_21.html

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