Root in Gnome Terminal has wrong $PATH [Solved]

ZeroCool · 2009-09-05 10:36:33

Hello

wehn i open a Root terminal in gnome the Root user hasn't the full PATH (only /usr/ucb:/bin:/usr/bin:/etc)

I have no idea what is wrong.

Thanks for every answer.

Last edited by ZeroCool (2009-10-12 21:06:34)

loafer · 2009-09-05 10:44:58

I don't know why it happens but "su -" would probably be a quick fix.

Last edited by loafer (2009-09-05 10:45:16)

djszapi · 2009-09-05 11:34:29

Hello ZeroCool!

And Does the PATH variable has generally more location ? Is it okay with normal user ? Is your profiles okay ? Or bashrc in last case ?

ZeroCool · 2009-09-07 21:41:14

I don't know why it happens but "su -" would probably be a quick fix.

yes this works when i start over the user terminal. This is ok but not really good (i my opinion).

And Does the PATH variable has generally more location ? Is it okay with normal user ? Is your profiles okay ? Or bashrc in last case ?

Yes the normal user has the right $PATH

How can i check that the root profile is correct arranged?

mrunion · 2009-09-08 00:41:03

The same happens to me. I just start a normal terminal and "su", but I've no idea what's going on.

ZeroCool · 2009-09-08 20:34:50

mrunion wrote:

The same happens to me. I just start a normal terminal and "su", but I've no idea what's going on.

Now we are two I use now also this way. But why is this so when i start directly the root terminal

My big question is : is this a configuration problem or a Bug. I Vote for the First. But is was nice to know.

lestoil · 2009-09-09 16:32:22

Check the wiki where it suggests 'su -' then root pw for full root privileges. 'su' then root pw give root privileges in different PATH from su -. Check it by using path command wih both su and su - steps. Ubuntu,Mandriva and Centos say same. This seems to be a recent change in linux(?)

ZeroCool · 2009-09-09 21:15:28

I became the same $PATH as my "normal user"

The thing is, i will start my terminal under gnome with the command

gksu -l gnome-terminal

Or is the a bad idea ???

Su works but it is a other way to came to root in gnome.

.:B:. · 2009-09-09 21:29:21

Su will never give you the full root environment, su - will. That's how it work, that's how it's supposed to work.

Stefan Husmann · 2009-09-09 22:21:38

This bug is confirmed by a user in german forum. B, you are right, but a normal su should take the environment from the underpriviliged user who switches to root, and not to something insane. Where does this /usr/ucb come from? The path does not even exist.:/

Last edited by Stefan Husmann (2009-09-09 22:23:40)

.:B:. · 2009-09-10 18:02:02

I totally missed, the /usr/ucb, you're right, it's kinda pesky...

loafer · 2009-09-10 18:57:00

/usr/ucb is something Sun put in their OSes, it certainly has no place here.

EDIT: just started the terminal with "gksudo -l gnome-terminal" and the $PATH was correct. Maybe the bug is related to gksu.

Last edited by loafer (2009-09-10 19:08:11)

ZeroCool · 2009-09-10 20:59:01

Stefan Husmann wrote:

This bug is confirmed by a user in german forum. B, you are right, but a normal su should take the environment from the underpriviliged user who switches to root, and not to something insane. Where does this /usr/ucb come from? The path does not even exist.:/

Big Thanks for this information Now i know what is it.

When i use

gksudo -l gnome-terminal

i became

[zerocool@bruel ~]$ gksudo -l gnome-terminal

(gksudo:15810): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display: assertion `atom != GDK_NONE' failed

(gksudo:15810): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display: assertion `atom != GDK_NONE' failed

(gksudo:15810): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display: assertion `atom != GDK_NONE' failed

(gksudo:15810): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display: assertion `atom != GDK_NONE' failed

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Root in Gnome Terminal has wrong $PATH [Solved]

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