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Date:      Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:57:13 +0700
From:      Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
To:        "Ralf Mardorf" <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD quest <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Sharing a mail folder between Linux and FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <20130125195713.6367ee20@X220.ovitrap.com>
In-Reply-To: <op.wrgv3hnfuwjkcr@freebsd>
References:  <op.wrguj103uwjkcr@freebsd> <20130125192507.0a0c552d@X220.ovitrap.com> <op.wrgv3hnfuwjkcr@freebsd>

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Hi Ralf,

On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:39:07 +0100
"Ralf Mardorf" <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:25:07 +0100, Erich Dollansky  
> <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> wrote:
> > What happens on a normal TTY?
> >
> >> Ctrl + Alt + F2 >
> >
> > So, you can switch to them. Can you try a su here?
> 
> Ctrl + Alt + F* will open a ttyv*
> 
> I can log in as root, but if I log in as user, I can't run su
> successfully.

It all seems that Polytropon's idea is right. The owner of all system
files must be root. Try to set this back.
> 
> > Der Wald und die Baeume ...
> 
> Quite possibly that I miss the forest for the trees ;).
> 
Yeah, the old problem if IT.

> Regards,
> Ralf
> 
> PS: Btw. thank you all for your patience and effort.

Do not worry. This is the main advantage of FreeBSD over many other
operating systems. The chances are very, verhy high that you will find
help when needed.

Erich



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