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Date:      Wed, 27 May 1998 08:44:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Sean Harding <sharding@gutenberg.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Oleg G." <olegg@astra.gal.ukrpack.net>
Cc:        Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, Zip311 <root@cc1003523-a.twsn1.md.home.com>
Subject:   Re: I can't su!!
Message-ID:  <Pine.SGI.3.96.980527084257.28167E-100000@gutenberg.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980527103044.1965A-100000@astra.gal.ukrpack.net>

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On Wed, 27 May 1998, Oleg G. wrote:

> Check GID, it must be 0, like this:

> olegg:*:1060:0:Oleg G., Info-Center:/home/olegg:/usr/local/bin/tcsh

No, this is wrong. 'su' checks /etc/group, *not* passwd. As a matter of
fact, it is a bad idea to make wheel your default group like this. Put
yourself in a normal group in passwd and then add yourself to wheel in
group.

Sean

-- 
Sean Harding sharding@oregon.uoregon.edu|"Life is a sleazy stranger
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~sharding/ | & this is his favorite bar."
NeXTMail OK!                            |          --Ani DiFranco


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