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Date:      Sun, 16 Oct 2005 21:56:01 +0930
From:      Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Mohsen Pahlevanzadeh <mohsen@pahlevanzadeh.org>
Subject:   Re: su command & PPP
Message-ID:  <200510162156.01723.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net>
In-Reply-To: <436BD99E.909@pahlevanzadeh.org>
References:  <436BD99E.909@pahlevanzadeh.org>

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On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 08:28 am, Mohsen Pahlevanzadeh wrote:
> Dears,
> I have 2 question :
> 1.for dialing PPP ,Am i do compile kernel?
> 2.When i run gdm,i can't use su command.When i use this
> command,i recieve following text :
> "su : sorrry!"

This is the normal response to a user who does not have 
access to the "wheel" group.
To su to root you need to belong to this group.

Add your user login name to the wheel:*:0: line in 
/etc/group.

Malcolm Kay





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