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Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 10:08:36 -0800
From: Burton Sampley <bsampley@best.com>
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To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de>
CC: Zsolt Szabadi <zsolts@cats.ucsc.edu>,
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Subject: Re: login for the first time
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grog@lemis.de wrote:
> 
> Zsolt Szabadi writes:
> > Dear tech help,
> >
> 
> > I just installed FreeBSD ver. 2.1.5 on my computer for the first
> > time.  I am having a problem login on to the system .  When the
> > login prompt appears, I type 'root'.  Then another prompt appears
> > saying that I should sign in not as a 'root' but as 'my name' and
> > that I should use the 'su' command.  I am not sure what do from here
> > on.  Please help me.  Also, please be aware that I am new to UNIX so
> > please give my step be step instructions.
> 
> This previous paragraph was a single line, 442 characters long.  I've
> modified it for legibility.
> 
> I would suggest you do what the message suggests: log on as yourself,
> and use su when you want to become root.  If you don't have your own
> login ID, look at the man page for adduser (and adding_user), and add
> a user ID for yourself.  If you don't know how to use su, look at the
> man page for su.
> 
> Greg

Don't forget to add your new user to the wheel group.  This is required
to su to root.
-- 
Burton Sampley
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