Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 16:31:42 -0500 (CDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> To: Jeff Kornuta <JAK006@home.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: su root? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104071628120.22583-100000@cody.jharris.com> In-Reply-To: <20010408041545.A88544@c341449-a.btnrug1.la.home.com>
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On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Jeff Kornuta wrote: > I am new to freebsd but not to UNIX. How would I su root under a > normal user? Every time I try to su , it says that I am not in the > right group. What do I do? -Jeff You must be in the wheel group to su to root. Add your login name to the /etc/group file, eg : wheel:*:0:root,$YOUR_USER_NAME Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net> - Keep on Routing in a Free World... "FreeBSD: The Power to Serve!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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