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Subject: Re: 2.2.2 su 
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Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 22:53:09 +0000
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"Wayne M. Barnes" writes:
>Dear FreeBSD
>
>    login_getclass: unknown class 'root'
>
>    I keep getting the error above if I try to su.
>And it says I am in the wrong group.
>
>    I have just installed from my new 2.2.2 cd.
>
>    The /etc/group file looks to be in order, and I instructed adduser
>to put me into the group 'wheel'.
>
>    The above error message appears on screen 1 when I login as 'root', also.
>
>    Is everybody getting this problem, or is it just me?
>

Jordan, I think it's time to turn the answer to this question into
an install splash screen ! ;-)

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