[NTLUG:Discuss] Formatting a floppy with ext3, Smoothwall

[Stephen Davidson]

Cameron, Thomas wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Wayne Dahl [mailto:w.dahl4 at verizon.net]
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 2:35 PM
>>To: NTLUG Discussion List
>>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Formatting a floppy with ext3, also using
>>Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4) with Smoothwall
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>>BTW, any ideas why my RH8 box couldn't seem to find mkfs or 
>>mke2fs from
>>a bash shell, even though they're both located in /sbin?
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> 
> Are you logged in as root?  If used "su" to become root, I bet you didn't use "su -" (note the dash).

What is the difference between "su" and "su -"?

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