Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 01:18:09 -0800 From: "oldfart@gtonet" <oldfart@gtonet.net> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: FreeBSD root user Message-ID: <BIEHKEFNHFMMJEKCDMLNGEAECFAA.oldfart@gtonet.net> In-Reply-To: <20010220010536.W62368@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Crist J. Clark > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 1:06 AM > To: douglasv@gte.net > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: FreeBSD root user > > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 08:30:20PM -0500, douglasv@gte.net wrote: > > > > FreeBSD 4.0-Release #0:Mon Mar 20 22:50:22GMT 2000 > > root@monster.cdrom.com:/usr/scr/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 > > > > This is a new install. I am new to BSD or Unix > > > > Logged in as root. I am receiving :Permission > denied for most request. > > > > For instance, /etc/group:Permission denied > > > > > /cdrom/book/scripts/install-desktop:Permission denied > > > > /usr/share/doc:Permission denied > > > > I guess root is second fiddle on my machine (BSD is the only operating > > system > > on this computer.) > > Not sure what you are trying to do to those files, but you would not > happen to be trying to write to a read-only filesystem? I *think* he's just typing in those directories/files without a cd/cat before hand. # /etc/group su: /etc/group: Permission denied Try: cat /etc/group or vi /etc/group or another command BEFORE the file or directory. It's hard to say with the info given. OF > -- > Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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