Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 10:38:43 -0600 (CST) From: Alex Charalabidis <alex@wnm.net> To: Benedict H <hbenedict_fbsd@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: superuser Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.05.10004011034060.1192-100000@earth.wnm.net> In-Reply-To: <200004012302230310.00A0EEDC@smtp.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, Benedict H wrote: > I have already add the user into the wheel group, but still the adduser command can not be run and it comes with message > "you're not root !" > > Any more advise for me ? > Yes. Ignore everyone's well-meant advice and install sudo. Since that person needs only adduser access, giving him full root privileges is totally unnecessary. This scenario is what sudo was made for. -ac -- ============================================================== Alex Charalabidis (AC8139) 5050 Poplar Ave, Ste 170 Systems Administrator Memphis, TN 38157 WebNet Memphis (901) 432 6000 Author, The Book of IRC http://www.bookofirc.com/ ============================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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