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To: "Numard (Norberto Meijome)" <numard@smartmedia.com.ar>,
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Subject: Re: Can't su root
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 13:13:34 +1000
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-----Original Message-----
From: Numard (Norberto Meijome) <numard@smartmedia.com.ar>
To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 11:09 PM
Subject: Can't su root


>Hi!
> i was able to su into root. now when i do "su root" i get the following
>beto@smartnet$ su root
>su: you are not in the correct group to su root.
>beto@smartnet$
>----
>su-2.02# pw usershow beto
>beto:*:1003:0:root:0:0:Norberto:/home/beto:/usr/local/bin/bash
>su-2.02# id beto
>uid=1003(beto) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel) 1007(www)
>su-2.02# pw usershow marcelo
>marcelo:*:1004:0::0:0:Marcelo
>Rodriguez:/home/marcelo:/usr/local/bin/bash
>su-2.02# id marcelo
>uid=1004(marcelo) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel) 1007(www)
>su-2.02# 
>---
>i can su root with user marcelo. but can't with user beto. why this?
> i don't think i changed anything.
>TIA!
>
>-- 
>Norberto Meijome (a) Numard, (a) Beto | ICQ # 15032073
> * Contrary to popular belief, Unix is user friendly. It just happens to
>be very selective about who it decides to make friends with.
>
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