Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 16:24:59 -0500 (EST) From: "Christopher R. Bowman" <crb@ChrisBowman.com> To: Christopher J Ceska <cceska@iagnet.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding new user.... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980224162312.257A-100000@quark.ChrisBowman.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980224000238.463D-100000@nic.iagnet.net>
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On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Christopher J Ceska wrote: >I am new to FreeBSD so call me crazy..... > >I am trying to add a user that can SU to root like on a linux or solaris >machine. > >I understand the user has to be in the wheel group but what else am I >doing wrong. It always tells me I am not in a group that can su to root. > >I am using DES. What do I have to do? (Besides buy a book) I am just >evaluating this OS and I can't even make a user.... haha You must but the persons login on the wheel line in /etc/group for instance mine reads: wheel:*:0:root,crb make sure you use a comma seperator and no spaces. I believe the default group from /etc/passwd is ignored. --------- Christopher R. Bowman crb@ChrisBowman.com <A HREF="http://www.ChrisBowman.com">My home page</A> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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