Thanks to those who helped me.
Earlier I posed the situation described below:
>Hi,
>
>I run DECunix 4.0B on an alphaserver 1000A.
>
>Recently, after loading data from a colleague tape to the alpha 1000, I
noticed that I can no longer log on as root with the "su -" command.
Here's the occurance:
>
>ferret.wcc.edu> su -
>Password:
>set: Variable name must begin with a letter.
># />csh:ioctl error:: Bad file number
>csh:ioctl error:: Bad file number
>csh:ioctl error:: Bad file number
>csh:ioctl error:: Bad file number
>csh:ioctl error:: Bad file number
>csh:ioctl error:: Bad file number
>logout
>ferret.wcc.edu>
>
>I used the correct password as I am able to login as root with the plain
"su" command.
>
>Thanks for any input.
Generally, those who responded suggested I check the .cshrc, .login, and/or
.profile files. My .login file was the culprit. Last Friday I appended
two unidata pointing entries to my root's .login file according to
colleague instructions:
setenv UDTBIN /usr/ud33/bin
setenv UDTHOME /usr/ud33
Today I commented the entries and now my "su -" function works. I'll see
what happen when I append the entries to root's .cshrc file instead.
thanks
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