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Simply `su` should not change the PATH; you have to start a login shell, as in `su -`.

• charlesdaniels 7y ago
  Huh. I guess I just never noticed that... normally I do `sudo su`, which I believe does update PATH.
  • minitech 7y ago
    sudo tip: `sudo -i`!
    • fiddlerwoaroof 7y ago
      Yeah, sudo su always annoys me: sudo -i if you want a login shell and sudo -s if you don’t (e.g. you cd-ed somewhere and forgot to become root, but don’t want to cd again because the path is long or you have done some complicated setup.
      • mkesper 7y ago
        Sudo su -c 'command1|command2' makes sense if both commands need root but you want to stay normal user afterwards.
        • yrro 7y ago
          Then sudo bash -c '...'
  • thresh 7y ago
    "sudo su" is "launch su with superuser privileges", which is eh... weird to say the least. You probably wanted "sudo -i".