Hi All,

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

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

Hi,
Try

su orac38

Hi,

I tried and got the below

0:root@dehensv215:/oracle/C38 # su orac38
%

Hi,
You have a .cshrc file: what's the content?
Regards

Hi ,

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

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

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

Hi,
You have to find which sourced environment is not correct. You can source .csh files.
Regards