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# 1  
Old 02-04-2013
IBM Cannot su to a user in AIX
Hi All,

We are facing the below issue when we try to SU to a user in AIX

Code:
0:root@dehensv215:/var/adm # su - orac38
foreach: Words not ()'ed.
% pwd
/oracle/C38
% ls

We are able to login to other admin user in the same server only problem is with this user orac38.

Guess some problem with environmental variables,

We are not able to login to this user and we are facing problems because of this issue.

Please help and provide your suggestions in this regard.

Thanks,
Vijay
Last edited by Scott; 02-04-2013 at 08:01 AM.. Reason: Code tags
# 2  
Old 02-04-2013
Hi,
Try
Code:
su orac38

Maybe something is wrong with orac38 profile
Regards
# 3  
Old 02-04-2013
Cannot su to a user in AIX
Hi,

I tried and got the below
Code:
0:root@dehensv215:/oracle/C38 # su orac38
%

This time it didn't pop up the error but still its showing % symbol after login

please let us know were we can chk the profiles.

Thanks
Last edited by Scott; 02-04-2013 at 08:02 AM.. Reason: Code tags
# 4  
Old 02-04-2013
Hi,
You have a .cshrc file: what's the content?
Regards
# 5  
Old 02-04-2013
Cannot Su to a user
Hi ,

Please find below the content of .cshrc file under location /oracle/C38

Code:
0:root@dehensv215:/oracle/C38 # cat .cshrc
# @(#) $Id: //bc/701-1_REL/src/ins/SAPINST/impl/tpls/ind/ind/SAPSRC.CSH#1 $ SAP
# necessary to get hostname without domain (AIX, OS/390 and NOT sun)
switch (`uname`)
   case AIX*:
       alias hostname 'hostname -s'
   breaksw
   case OS/390*:
       setenv _BPXK_AUTOCVT ON
       setenv _TAG_REDIR_IN TXT
       set    _TAG_REDIR_IN=TXT
       setenv _TAG_REDIR_OUT TXT
       set    _TAG_REDIR_OUT=TXT
       setenv _TAG_REDIR_ERR TXT
       set    _TAG_REDIR_ERR=TXT

       alias hostname 'hostname -s'
   breaksw
endsw
# SAP environment
if ( -e $HOME/.sapenv_`hostname`.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.sapenv_`hostname`.csh
else if ( -e $HOME/.sapenv.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.sapenv.csh
endif
# APO environment
if ( -e $HOME/.apoenv_`hostname`.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.apoenv_`hostname`.csh
endif
# LiveCache environment
if ( -e $HOME/.lcenv_`hostname`.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.lcenv_`hostname`.csh
else if ( -e $HOME/.lcenv.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.lcenv.csh
endif
# JAVA environment
if ( -e $HOME/.j2eeenv_`hostname`.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.j2eeenv_`hostname`.csh
else if ( -e $HOME/.j2eeenv.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.j2eeenv.csh
endif
# XI environment
if ( -e $HOME/.xienv_`hostname`.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.xienv_`hostname`.csh
else if ( -e $HOME/.xienv.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.xienv.csh
endif
# RDBMS environment
# @(#) $Id: //bc/701-1_REL/src/ins/SAPINST/impl/tpls/ind/ind/DBSRC.CSH#1 $ SAP
if ( -e $HOME/.dbenv_`hostname`.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.dbenv_`hostname`.csh
else if ( -e $HOME/.dbenv.csh ) then
   source $HOME/.dbenv.csh
endif

Thanks

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Last edited by bakunin; 02-04-2013 at 09:23 AM..
# 6  
Old 02-04-2013
citroen is correct: the error doesn't come from "su" but from the login process of the user. Possible candidates are: the file "~/.profile" and the file "~/.cshrc".

The difference between "su - user" and "su user" is that "su - user" sets the complete environment for the new user you switch to while "su user" just changes the "effective user ID" and not the environment. If userA does a "su - userB" the session will still have the environment of "userA", but all the privileges of "userB".

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 7  
Old 02-04-2013
Hi,
You have to find which sourced environment is not correct. You can source .csh files.
Regards
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