/bin/su - newuser -c "command" does not execute .profile

[markus . sonderegger]

Here the typescript:

root@ws0054:/# bash -version
GNU bash, version 2.03.0(1)-release (sparc-sun-solaris)
Copyright 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
root@ws0054:/# id
uid=0(root) gid=1(other)
root@ws0054:/# /bin/su - bcom -c "id"
The content of .profile is:
echo The content of .profile is:
cat .profile
echo $SHELL has read .profile
/bin/sh has read .profile
uid=120(bcom) gid=129(bcom)
root@ws0054:/# usermod -s /bin/bash bcom
root@ws0054:/# /bin/su - bcom -c "id"
uid=120(bcom) gid=129(bcom)

As one can see from the last line .profile gets not executed.

Do i oversee something or make something wrong?

Thanks for any help.
Regards
Markus

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