From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 16 19:51:53 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04D6016A4CE for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:51:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from safeco.hostingservice.net (safeco.hostingservice.net [209.150.128.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AF9343D31 for ; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:51:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adam@jamradar.com) Received: from PANASONIULSWMR (c-67-176-199-73.client.comcast.net [67.176.199.73])iBGJpmi08908; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:51:48 -0600 Message-ID: <004b01c4e3a8$ac6e57e0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> From: "Adam" To: , References: <003701c4e3a7$2f37b4c0$0200a8c0@PANASONIULSWMR> <20041216194335.GA91562@alexis.mi.celestial.com> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:51:40 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:51:53 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Campbell" To: Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:43 PM Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent > On Thu, Dec 16, 2004, Adam wrote: > > >I set up my first server and enabled telent. It's all on a closed network > >so I'm not worried about security. I just want to practice stuff. > > >When I try to login in a root with the correct password, I get "Login > >Incorrect". I expect this is happening because 'root' isn't allowed remote > >access. > > >So when I login as a normal user, I try to "su" and I get "su: Sorry". Do > >I have to set some special permissions for this? > > Off the top of my head, I think you need to be a member of the > ``wheel'' group to su to root. > > Bill > -- > INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC > UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way > FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 > URL: http://www.celestial.com/ > > Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual > way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of > complaining. > -- Jef Raskin http://jefraskin.com/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" I thought I set that up. How do I check if a user is a member of wheel? If not how do I add them to that group? Thanks