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From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: Parker Brown <phbrown@gte.net>
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Subject: Re: Editing /etc/group
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On Thu, Oct 30, 1997 at 08:24:41PM -0800, Parker Brown wrote:
> When installing any version of BSD I always add user "pb" with groupname
> "wheel" so I can use the system without so much fear of wiping
> everything out inadvertantly.
> So I want to be able to use the "su" command occasionally while logged
> in as pb.  The system won't let me do that, and if I remember correctly
> my userid must be appended to the "wheel" line in /etc/group.  The
> adduser command (executed while logged in as root) didn't add my userid
> to /etc/group.  I believe that editing a system file like that in a
> haphazzard fashion could make me have to reinstall the whole system
> (again), and I really don't what to risk it.
> 
> MY QUESTION: are the userids in /etc/group separated by a semicolon or a
> comma?  Or something else?  With your guidance I can just edit the file
> myself and be on my way!

Commas.  For example:

wheel:*:0:root,grog,ctm,yana

Greg