From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 10 15:37:58 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA08760 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 15:37:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA08749 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 15:37:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id KAA11260; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:07:50 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.2/8.9.0) id KAA80051; Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:07:49 +1030 (CST) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:07:49 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Robert Flux Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SU access & password changes Message-ID: <19990211100749.Q71962@freebie.lemis.com> References: <3.0.1.32.19990211090711.00690278@mail.kormilda.nt.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.1i In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19990211090711.00690278@mail.kormilda.nt.edu.au>; from Robert Flux on Thu, Feb 11, 1999 at 09:07:11AM +1000 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Thursday, 11 February 1999 at 9:07:11 +1000, Robert Flux wrote: > Hi, > > I have just become a network manager at a site which runs a freebsd email > server. When I took over the position I was not left with any documentation > on how to manage the system, nor do I have any unix experience. Looks like you need some books. Try Nemeth and Co's ``UNIX System Administration Handbook'' and my ``The Complete FreeBSD'' for starters. > I have urgent need of answeres to the following 3 questions. > 1) How do I change an existing users password? man passwd > 2) How do I delete old accounts no longer required? man vipw man rmuser > 3) My account name does not have SU access, I am presently using the old > administrators login. How do I promote myself to super user. Add yourself to the wheel group in /etc/group. For example, Before: wheel:*:0:root,grog,ctm,yana,mckusick After: wheel:*:0:root,grog,ctm,yana,mckusick,robert Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message