Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 05:37:50 -0400 From: "Otter" <otterr@bellsouth.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: logging on as root (was: getting warning on start-up/can't findfiles) Message-ID: <009b01be9548$9cf15c40$c2d04dd8@otterr.bellsouth.net>
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-----Original Message----- From: media@mail1.nai.net <media@mail1.nai.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 2:41 AM Subject: logging on as root (was: getting warning on start-up/can't findfiles) >At 3:53 PM +1200 5/3/99, Jonathan Chen wrote: >> >>> changing root device to wd0s2a >>> WARNING: / was not properly dismounted >> >>You didn't shut your machine down properly. Next time, instead of >>switching it off, log in as root as use: >> >> shutdown -h now >> > >THANX!! > >How do I log on as root if I'm already logged on?? The only way I seem to >be able to do that is if I hit the "PrintScrn/SysRq" key. Is that the >proper way, or is there a command in UNIX?? > Answer: "su" *IF* you're a member of the wheel group > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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