Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 13:37:18 -0500 From: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> To: mlaird@holli.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: USERS & GROUPS Message-ID: <19980110133718.06265@emu.sourcee.com> In-Reply-To: <34B7A135.622E44EC@holli.com>; from Michael Laird on Sat, Jan 10, 1998 at 11:26:29AM -0500 References: <34B7A135.622E44EC@holli.com>
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On Sat, Jan 10, 1998 at 11:26:29AM -0500, Michael Laird wrote: > When installing the freeBSD OS you are prompted to: > > ADD USERS > ADD GROUPS > > I CHOSE ADD USERS and successfully put in my own login and password. > Later I was prompted about adding a password for root. I used a 10 > letter > password in uppercase. After completing the installation I can login > as a user > but cannot get to superuser status. > > Please advise where to look on the net or refer the necessary steps. > > THANKS, Michael E Laird > Did you add the login name to the `wheel' group in /etc/group? -- Regards, Norman C. Rice, Jr.
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