From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Jul  8 16:08:44 2005
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 014CF16A41C
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Fri,  8 Jul 2005 16:08:44 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu)
Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 909F243D45
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Fri,  8 Jul 2005 16:08:43 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu)
Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2) with ESMTP id j68G8eJF001556; 
	Fri, 8 Jul 2005 12:08:40 -0400 (EDT)
Received: (from jerrymc@localhost)
	by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2/Submit) id j68G8e1W001555;
	Fri, 8 Jul 2005 12:08:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
Message-Id: <200507081608.j68G8e1W001555@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To: sharkwang@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 12:08:40 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <1e22f359050708085757f0f597@mail.gmail.com>
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7]
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: FreeBSD User Groups for Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Can't use 'su' command,
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:08:44 -0000

> 
> When I logon, my $SHELL is /bin/sh, but when I use 'su root' to do some 
> confige, the system told me :
> 
> $ su
> su: Sorry
> 
> I found out the su command location with the following :
> 
> $ which su
> /usr/bin/su
> 
> Anybody help me to figure out the problems ? thanks!

Is your id in the 'wheel' group?   It must be to be allowed
to do an su to root.

////jerry

> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
> 
>