From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 10 15:48:42 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA10128 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 15:48:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.websitefactory.net (ns1.websitefactory.net [208.26.83.130]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA10113 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 15:48:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jweaver@websitefactory.net) Received: from weaver ([208.26.83.144]) by ns1.websitefactory.net (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id SAA00880; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 18:54:01 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <003301be5486$e8cdb9e0$90531ad0@weaver.websitefactory.net> From: "Jonathan Weaver" To: , "Robert Flux" Subject: Re: SU access & password changes Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 18:50:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >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. > >I have urgent need of answeres to the following 3 questions. >1) How do I change an existing users password? As root, type "passwd " >2) How do I delete old accounts no longer required? As root, type "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. As root, edit /etc/group and add yourself to the "wheel" group. wheel:*:0:root,sysadmin With "sysadmin" being your admin user. - Jonathan Weaver To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message