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From: "Mark Hughes" <mark@dvdnews.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: su root
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 06:09:28 +0100
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> how to have corrct group to su the root access ?
> 
> i was using user "test" and using "su" but the machine told me "su: you are 
> not in the correct group to su root"

You have to be a member of the group "wheel" to su to root.

Mark


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