command not found, after su to root in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After executing su without "-" to become root. Executing some commands display message "command not found".
# useradd
bash: useradd: command not found
# pvs
bash: pvs: command not found
# lsof
bash: lsof: command not found
# getenforce
bash: getenforce: command not found
#

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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