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Subject: RE: FreeBSD root user
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 01:18:09 -0800
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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


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