Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:22:29 +0800 From: "Edward" <edward@rdtan.net> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: edward@rdtan.net Subject: docs/174251: [PATCH] Propose to add in example for adding users to wheel group Message-ID: <50c16f0a.e38a440a.56aa.fffff5ed@mx.google.com> Resent-Message-ID: <201212070430.qB74U0Yn099036@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 174251
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [PATCH] Propose to add in example for adding users to wheel group
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
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>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Fri Dec 07 04:30:00 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Edward
>Release: FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE amd64
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD docs 8.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE #0: Mon Apr 9 21:23:18 UTC 2012 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
>Description:
This proposed patch refers to FAQ book on Chapter 10.4 (Why do I get the error, "you are not in the correct group to su rootâ" when I try to su to root?). Patch attached includes an example on how to add user to "wheel" group using "pw" utility.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
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--- book.xml.original 2012-11-24 00:40:21.000000000 +0800
+++ book.xml 2012-12-07 12:09:42.000000000 +0800
@@ -5488,7 +5488,11 @@
<para>To allow someone to <command>su</command> to
<username>root</username>, simply put them in the
- <groupname>wheel</groupname> group.</para>
+ <groupname>wheel</groupname> group. Use the &man.pw.8 utility
+ for this purpose.
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pw groupmod wheel -m <replaceable>joe</replaceable></userinput></screen>
+ The above example will add user <username>joe</username> to
+ group <groupname>wheel</groupname>.</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
--- diff.txt ends here ---
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