Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:59:19 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Benjamin Lee <ben@b1c1l1.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, APseudoUtopia <apseudoutopia@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Locked out of Root Message-ID: <20081023145919.GB81643@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <48FFEEAA.4060600@b1c1l1.com> References: <27ade5280810221955l6bb7fe23u504b008e6799fc57@mail.gmail.com> <48FFEEAA.4060600@b1c1l1.com>
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On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 08:25:30PM -0700, Benjamin Lee wrote: > On 10/22/08 19:55, APseudoUtopia wrote: > > Hey, > > > > I have one user (other than root and the other system users) on my > > box, and that user is _NOT_ in the wheel group. I also have root > > logins disabled via SSH. This is a remote server and all I have is SSH > > access. > > > > Is there any way that I can gain root? I know the root password and > > everything, but I just can't get to it. The user is not in the wheel > > group, and root login is disabled in SSH. > > > > Thanks for any help/advice. > > Login as the unprivileged user and run: > > $ su > > See su(1). > On FreeBSD, unless it is reconfigured differently, the non-root user must be in the wheel group to su to root. Changing that configuration requires root as does putting the user in the wheel group. ////jerry > > -- > Benjamin Lee >
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