On 06/07/18 16:08, Peter Percival wrote:

> I'm trying, first, to login to the pre-existing account pi.  Then I'm
>  trying to login to an account I've created. #

'su newaccount -'   ?

man su....
"
  -, -l, --login
   Provide an environment similar to what the user would expect  had
            the user logged in directly.

   When - is used, it must be specified as the last su option. The
            other forms (-l and --login) do not have this restriction.

"



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