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From: scjones@thor.UUCP (Larry Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Substitute-User or Super-User ?
Keywords: su, superuser, substitue user.
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Date: 30 Jan 91 23:42:46 GMT
References: <868@creatures.cs.vt.edu> <1991Jan26.173253.21396@dg-rtp.dg.com> <1991Jan29.182919.24062@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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In article <1991Jan29.182919.24062@dg-rtp.dg.com>, goudreau@larrybud.rtp.dg.com (Bob Goudreau) writes:
> The "substitute user" phrase might be Berkeley-derived; both the
> 4.2 and 4.3 BSD man pages summarize the command as "su -- substitute
> user id temporarily".
> 
> Anyone know what the v6 or v7 man pages said?

My v7 man page says "substitute user id temporarily".
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