Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:48:05 -0500 From: trini0 <trini0@optonline.net> To: Prasad.Chemburkar@Vashimail.ltitl.com, FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Regarding root logon Message-ID: <3A6E6C95.57BFDB48@optonline.net> References: <652569DE.001F5A3A.00@Vashimail.ltitl.com>
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You have to include the user in the group "wheel" in order for that user to su to
root.....
Prasad.Chemburkar@Vashimail.ltitl.com wrote:
> Hi!
> Everybody,
>
> i have FreeBSD 4.2 Release installed, when i log on as normal user i am not able
> to use 'su' command to get
> root access i get error as
>
> $ su
> su: you are not in the correct group to su root.
>
> i want certain users to get root access, which are files to modify for above. i
> tried /etc/group to make user
> equivalent to root but it failed.
> Thanks in advance,
>
> bye
> prasad
>
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