From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 20 20:29:17 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D81CD10657F6 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:29:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B4748FC14 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:29:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n0KKSR5J057776; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:28:27 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n0KKSRRk057775; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:28:27 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:28:27 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Akenner Message-ID: <20090120202827.GB57664@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <49762F6C.8040404@comcast.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <49762F6C.8040404@comcast.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Edit user groups X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:29:19 -0000 On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 03:09:16PM -0500, Akenner wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE and I have multiple user accounts set up. > I made about 4 for myself to use and do various testing with, and made > some for my Wife as well because She knows UNIX better than I do anyway heh. > > Anyway, one of the things I forgot about, was that FreeBSD by default > doesn't allow just anyone to use su. > > I come from mainly using Linux, where you can log in and then whenever > you need to open a root xterm or even a root shell, you just type the > password and go. I looked up how to do this but most of my results came > back with setting up user accounts, and other things. I did add another > user that was in the wheel group so I could do it, but I'd really like > to be able to add my main user account to the wheel group so I can su > from this one instead of doing su otheruser and then su again to root. > > I found while searching for this something that MIGHT be what I'm > looking for, but after reading it over, it seems I'd have to read > through the whole man page first and then, it could be bad if I mistype > something, or I could even screw up an account, which I can't risk. > > Is there an exact way to take a user account on my system, and add it to > the wheel group? Just edit the /etc/group file and put that user in that group. That is the normal way of doing it. I would not suggest making wheel be the primary group for any other than root accounts. ////jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"