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On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 10:50:29AM -0200, scuba@centroin.com.br wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> 	Another option would be if that umprivileged user is in sudoers
> with permission to run the root shell (sudo -s). It doesn't need to be
> in wheel to do that.

Of course, it would take root to be put in.

////jerry

> 
> On Wed, 22 Oct 2008, mdh wrote:
> 
> |He said his unprivileged user isn't in the wheel group.
> |
> |To answer the initial question, you'll need to login to the system on the 
> local console.  You cannot get root access via the network unless you're 
> running another remote access service besides ssh which will allow you to 
> login as root directly.
> |
> |- mdh
> |
> |--- On Wed, 10/22/08, Benjamin Lee <ben@b1c1l1.com> wrote:
> |> From: Benjamin Lee <ben@b1c1l1.com>
> |> Subject: Re: Locked out of Root
> |> To: "APseudoUtopia" <apseudoutopia@gmail.com>
> |> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> |> Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 11:25 PM
> |>
> |> Login as the unprivileged user and run:
> |>
> |> $ su
> |>
> |> See su(1).
> |
> |
> |
> |
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> - Marcelo
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