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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Lauren Janell <llewis2973 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#12200: closed (Re: bug#12200: bug report)
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:05:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#12200: su usage question

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 12200 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: Lauren Janell <llewis2973 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 12200-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12200: bug report
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:56:02 -0600

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retitle 12200 su usage question
tag 12200 notabug
thanks

On 08/14/2012 04:19 AM, Lauren Janell wrote:
> su command doesn't work. says: "su: invalid option -- '1'"

Thanks for the report.  However, you didn't show the command line that
you typed, for us to know if it was a bug in your usage pattern (for
example, did you forget to quote a shell globbing character?).  For that
matter, you didn't even show something as basic as 'su --version'
information, or details about your platform.  I suspect that the problem
lies on your end, and not in su.

Additionally, as of the just-released coreutils 8.18, su is no longer
part of coreutils.  It is now part of util-linux, so this is no longer
the place to discuss the issue.  I'm closing the bug as a result,
although you can continue to comment if you'd like to provide more
information.

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From: Lauren Janell <llewis2973 <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug report
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:19:34 -0500

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su command doesn't work. says: "su: invalid option -- '1'"

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