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or simply<br />
&nbsp; su -<br />
or use &nbsp;<br />
&nbsp; rlogin -l root localhost<br />
which has some advantages to su -<br />

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or simply
  su -
or use  
  rlogin -l root localhost
which has some advantages to su -


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Thanks! &nbsp;That works great. &nbsp;Now I can really do things remotely on that machine. &nbsp;<br />

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Thanks!  That works great.  Now I can really do things remotely on that machine.  


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When I telnet into my box, I'd like to issue the &quot;su&quot; command and become root. &nbsp;This works fine but I'd like to have the full root environment as if I logged into my box locally with that account. &nbsp;My path, rights, etc.<br />
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I'm sure this is simple. &nbsp;Must be so simple most books don't cover it. &nbsp;Help me... I'm a win32 guy trying to convert. =P
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When I telnet into my box, I'd like to issue the "su" command and become root.  This works fine but I'd like to have the full root environment as if I logged into my box locally with that account.  My path, rights, etc.

I'm sure this is simple.  Must be so simple most books don't cover it.  Help me... I'm a win32 guy trying to convert. =P

Environment settings via telnet

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.