users rc file is being sourced when I do su root

[arrrdh]

so my problem is that when I am signed in as a regular user and I do su root I get this annoying message sh: 1: .: cannot open /root/aliases: No such file
this is because in my users rc file I have . $HOME/aliases
so when I switch to root, it still tries to source my users rc file which I think is stupid.
and the default shell of my root account is sh. So if I am logged in as root and then I switch to another shell for example by typing ksh it will say
ksh: /home/user/.rc[1]: .: /root/aliases: No such file or directory

 

[f33dm3bits]

Just use "su -" to switch to root.

Exploring the differences between sudo and su commands in Linux

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[arrrdh]

Just use "su -" to switch to root.

Exploring the differences between sudo and su commands in Linux

If you're confused about what su and sudo commands do for you, this brief guide will help you sort them out.

www.redhat.com

perfect, time to `alias su='su -'