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Date:      Tue, 4 Nov 1997 18:09:11 +1100 (EST)
From:      andrew@ugh.net.au
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Super User
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971104180815.25354H-100000@depravitas.tuu.utas.edu.au>

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On Mon, 3 Nov 1997, Shan-Min Chao wrote:

> 2) I have trouble logging on as super-user using any of the normal user
> accounts I created during setup.  I get an error of something like "Not
in
> the correct class to su root".  Please help me.  Also, I can't press

Log in as root then edit /etc/group. Add the users who should be able to
su to the wheel group. The line shoudlr ead something like:

wheel:*:0:root,user1,user2

> backspace and erase any mistakes I type when I log on as a normal user,
> because it prints ^ and a character when I do so.  When I log on as
root,
> this doesn't happen.

Type stty erase <key you want to use as backspace>

> appreciate any help you guys can give me.  I know my questions sound
like
> they come from an imbecil, but I am taking a brave new step in a new
> frontier.  Thank you very much for having a tech support line.

Nah...we have all asked supid questions from time to time...I do it every
day :-)

Andrew




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