Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 10:32:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: mfcardenas@prodigy.net.mx Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 'su' problem Message-ID: <200407161432.i6GEWOK03189@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <200407160044.20159.mfcardenas@prodigy.net.mx> from "Miguel Cardenas" at Jul 16, 2004 12:44:20 AM
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> > Hello list... > > When I try to run 'su' it does not run and returns a message: > > su: Sorry. > > and returns to the shell prompt... I guess it is 'cos some kind of > permission... just read the 'su' manpage and it tells about a /etc/pam.conf > but the file is not present... should I create it by hand? or there is an > utility to add users or something like? Are you running it as root? If so, you are probably mistyping something. If you are not root and trying to su to root, then your id has to be in the wheel group. ////jerry > > Thanx! >
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