example% su bin
To become user bin while retaining your previously exported environment, execute:
example% su - bin
To become user bin but change the environment to what would be expected if bin had originally logged in, execute:
SYNOPSIS su [ - ] [ username [ arg ... ] ]
DESCRIPTION
If the first argument to su is a ' - ' (dash), the environment is passed along unchanged, as if the user actu- ally logged in as the specified user. Otherwise, the environment is passed along, with the exception of $PATH, which is controlled by PATH and SUPATH in etc/default/su.