X - SU - Gnus

[Slack Rat]

Vince Hillier <vince-WxfNDWQh5LNIo2TaICnI/Q at public.gmane.org> writes:

> On Mon, Mar 06, 2006 at 01:20:39PM +0100, Slack Rat wrote:
> > Under X, if I su <username> and run gnus
> > 
> > 1. I cannot pick up mail from the spool - no permission - since gnus
> >    still uses <originally_logged_in_user>
> > 
> 
> Use the following:
> 
> 	su - <user>
> 

Thanks - that seems to have done the trick

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