Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 12:18:29 -0500 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "Alex Davidson" <alexd@idcomm.com>, "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Newbie - Users and Groups Message-ID: <199812151721.MAA15626@laker.net>
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On Tue, 15 Dec 1998 10:02:44 -0700, Alex Davidson wrote: >I can now become superuser as I am in the wheel group but am >still unable to copy, save changes to files in ee or run ppp! Being in the wheel group allows you to "su" (Switch User) to root. Try this at the command prompt: su It will respond with: Password: enter root's password and do what ever you need as root. The system will log the fact that you are logged in as alexd and that you su'd to root and performed some commands. When finished with root access, simply "exit", and you'll be alexd only again. Steve Friedrich Viva la FreeBSD!! Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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