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Date:      Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:42:22 +1000
From:      Harry Woodward-Clarke <Harry.Woodward-Clarke@S1.com>
To:        Sam Carleton <scarleton@miltonstreet.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: cannot use su
Message-ID:  <396E8C1E.5E608BBD@S1.com>
References:  <396E8D8C.B893D35D@miltonstreet.com>

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Hi Sam,

> 
> My normal account can not su to get superuser access.  I am assuming
> there is a file somewhere I need to edit.  Which file is it?
> 

from the man-page...

"Only users who are a member of group 0 (normally ``wheel'') can su to
``root''.  If group 0 is missing or empty, any user can su to ``root''."

hth,

H


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