Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hp-pcd!hpcvlx!bcripe From: bcripe@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Brian E. Cripe) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: Changing user id in VUE Message-ID: <101950206@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com> Date: 22 Apr 91 19:47:59 GMT References: <1991Mar25.141017.4905@ugle.unit.no> Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA Lines: 14 > Does anybody know of a way to change user-id when using HP-VUE ? > > Using su, login etc only works in one window. What I really want to > do is to use an already working SoftBench in my own user environment, > as root also....? I don't think I totally understand your question (especially the part about "an already working SoftBench"), but if you want to run HP VUE as root you must login to VUE as root. As you noted you can also simply su within a terminal window. Brian Cripe HP - User Interface Technology Division