Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 10:05:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com> To: otterr@bellsouth.net (Otter) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: logging on as root (was: getting warning on start-up/can't findfiles) Message-ID: <199905031705.KAA07342@athena.tera.com> In-Reply-To: <009b01be9548$9cf15c40$c2d04dd8@otterr.bellsouth.net> from Otter at "May 3, 99 05:37:50 am"
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According to Otter: [Charset iso-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > > -----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 > > You will find answers to this (su and shutdown) and much more in the AnswerMan column of DaemonNews (the *BSD ezine) www.daemonnews.org and many other on-line sites. gary kline To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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