some users act differfently

[Bill Campbell]

On Sun, Nov 01, 2015, Jean-Pierre Radley via Filepro-list wrote:
>I think I have the reputation of a ratiocinating being who can assure
>you that through yesterday, two users' invocation of filePro would
>freeze when stumbling over a SYSTEM call, while other users had no such
>issue.
>
>It befalls me, a non-believer in witchcraft, to relate that the server
>with these ill-behaved users was rebooted on Halloween, with the result
>that today, all appears to be functioning normally and as intended.
>
>Of course the actual users are not at their desks on a Sunday, so I've
>been testing by su'ing to their accounts. I shall cross my fingers
>(and possibly my toes too) that tomorrow, peace will prevail.

Did you do 'su -u username' or 'su username'?  The -u version
will set their environment as they would with a login while
without it, some or all of your settings will obtain.

Bill
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