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From: "Tassilo Horn" <heimdall*REMOVETHIS*@uni-koblenz.de>
Subject: Re: A question about Eshell
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:59:54 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87llnrxbo5.fsf@inspiron.nicundtas.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87oesnkvhx.fsf@emptyhost.emptydomain.de

Kai Grossjohann <kai@emptydomain.de> writes:

> Eshell does not run a real shell.  Instead, it interprets each command
> as you type it.  Now, if you type su, then eshell will start a su
> process and send subsequent input to it.  It will not interpret the
> I/O itself.
>
> That's why su and normal usage are different.
>
> [Tramp stuff]

Thanks for the tipps. Instead of this I now use sudo to do the root-only
tasks. I really don't need a root shell but some commands like
fetchnews. And for this sudo seems to be the easiest solution.

> Kai

Much thanks,
     Tassilo

-- 
If riding in an airplane is flying, then riding in a boat is swimming.
If you want to experience the element, then get out of the vehicle 
- skydive!                                               www.fscnrw.de

      reply	other threads:[~2004-01-29 10:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-01-22 11:01 A question about Eshell Tassilo Horn
2004-01-29  8:30 ` Kai Grossjohann
2004-01-29 10:59   ` Tassilo Horn [this message]

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