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From: "Chris McNett" <chrismcnett@hotmail.com>
To: adam_hefetz@hotmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: user permissions
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 00:13:45 GMT
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Only root can reboot.  su root before you try.

Not sure about ppp.  I don't use it.

>From: "Adam Hefetz" <adam_hefetz@hotmail.com>
>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>Subject: user permissions
>Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 08:00:29 GMT
>
>Hi,
>I have problems with my user permissions. When trying to reboot I get this:
>
>$ shutdown -r now
>bash: /sbin/shutdown: Permission denied
>
>I tried doing 'chown adam:wheel /sbin/shutdown' but then I get this 
>message:
>
>shutdown: NOT super-user
>
>Also, when I try using ppp I get this message:
>
>default: User access denied
>
>Please tell me what files should I change and to what permissions.
>Thanks, Adam
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