118342 2006-01-08 17:27 0000 sys-apps/shadow-4.0.14: su doesn't recognize the option -c 2006-01-10 05:53:34 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Core system 2005.1 x86 Linux RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 xororand@frexx.de base-system@gentoo.org aaron@cs.tu-berlin.de jackmort@free.fr xororand@frexx.de 2006-01-08 17:27:07 0000 sys-apps/shadow has a getopts() related bug which breaks the -c option which is used by some scripts, so people might depend on it. This bug is also mentioned in the official change log: ftp://ftp.pld.org.pl/software/shadow/ChangeLog temporary solution: downgrade to sys-apps/shadow-4.0.13 vapier@gentoo.org 2006-01-09 06:27:04 0000 the ChangeLog lists fixes for -c, it doesnt mention any bugs jackmort@free.fr 2006-01-09 12:38:11 0000 Well I don't konw if the changes intended to modify the -c option but if you want it to work now, you have to specify the user, even if you want to su to root : - before : su -c foo bar => executes foo bar using root privileges - after : su -c foo bar => -c isn't a recognized option, but su root -c foo bar will still work vapier@gentoo.org 2006-01-09 14:54:27 0000 you could use `su - -c foo bar` or `su -- -c foo bar`, but yes, `su -c foo bar` should work vapier@gentoo.org 2006-01-09 16:00:01 0000 grabbed a fix from upstream cvs and added to 4.0.14-r1 xororand@frexx.de 2006-01-09 18:40:36 0000 Thanks alot, that was quick. aaron@cs.tu-berlin.de 2006-01-10 05:53:34 0000 *** Bug 118004 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***