Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 12:40:48 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: media@mail1.nai.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: logging on as root (was: getting warning on start-up/can't find files) Message-ID: <19990503124048.A78218@scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <v03130304b352bbaeabcc@[209.150.38.128]> References: <v03130303b35284dbca56@[209.150.39.65]> <Pine.SC5.4.10.9905031548250.4517-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> <v03130304b352bbaeabcc@[209.150.38.128]>
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media@mail1.nai.net wrote: > 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?? is `su' what you want? You must add yourself to the `wheel' group to use this command to become root. (Just add your username to the end of the `wheel' line in /etc/group.) Also, you can't log in as root across a network by default, you *must* log in as a normal user and then use `su' to become root. You can also switch terminals using ALT-Fn, where n=1 for ttyv0, upto however many vtys you have configured. -- Ben Smithurst ben@scientia.demon.co.uk To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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