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PostPosted: Sat May 22, 2004 3:44 pm    Post subject: Why doesn't this su command work...? Reply with quote
When I type:
Code:
su - evert /usr/bin/centericq


I get:

Code:
/usr/bin/centericq: /usr/bin/centericq: cannot execute binary file


What did I do wrong here? I thought I could put a command behind the su command... :roll:
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PostPosted: Sat May 22, 2004 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
you probably mean sudo
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PostPosted: Sat May 22, 2004 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Use "su -c command".
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PostPosted: Sat May 22, 2004 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ecatmur wrote:
Use "su -c command".



Thanks! :)
That did the trick...! :)
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