Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:25:29 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: File Manager Message-ID: <ECA7C45C4FBFC0C54E1398B4@utd49554.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <8cb27cbf04082119161a05086f@mail.gmail.com> References: <411E9639.2070609@spintech.ro> <4121E53D.7000900@spintech.ro><4121FAE5.70605@spintech.ro> <20040817132341.GC38060@abigail.blackend.org> <20040819003107.GX88156@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20040819135254.GI20058@abigail.blackend.org> <20040822015923.27981.qmail@gawab.com> <8cb27cbf04082119161a05086f@mail.gmail.com>
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--On Saturday, August 21, 2004 08:16:16 PM -0600 Jon Drews <jon.drews@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 01:59:23 GMT, Emon <jadukor@gawab.com> wrote: >> Second, I did create a new user, but I wasn't sure wich group to >> put it in, so I kept the GROUP field blank. Now I can't su to >> root cos it say that I am not in the right goup(wheel). So what >> does it mean & how do I solve this prob? > > Edit the /etc/group file and add your new account like so: > wheel:*:0:root,$YOUR_ACCOUNT > Just curious....why would you do this rather than using pw? pw usermod username -G wheel I've always thought it was a bad idea to edit the passwd and groups file directly, because the dbs don't get built that way. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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