[mdlug] External Hard Drives: Mounting, Unmounting, Partial Mounting?

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Jeff Hanson

> <Raymond.Ingles at compuware.com> wrote:
> >  2. "sudo -s" - gets you a root command line prompt. That's what I use
> >     when I need to do extended operations as root.
> 
> That doesn't work correctly:
> http://jhansonxi.blogspot.com/2007/12/root-ending-up-in-wrong-home-with-sudo.html

 Of course, not all programs exhibit this behavior; I haven't seen any major
issues with it, and it can be mildly convenient for "cd" to just take me to
my normal user home directory. Still, it's something to keep in mind, thanks
for pointing it out.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                            (313) 227-2317

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