From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 23 21:21:23 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA06173 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 21:21:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from alpo.whistle.com (alpo.whistle.com [207.76.204.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA06134 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 21:20:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from julian@whistle.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by alpo.whistle.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id VAA01539; Mon, 23 Feb 1998 21:19:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from UNKNOWN(), claiming to be "current1.whistle.com" via SMTP by alpo.whistle.com, id smtpd001537; Mon Feb 23 21:19:29 1998 Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 21:15:28 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer To: Christopher J Ceska cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding new user.... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG you need to add them to the 'wheel' line in /etc/groups (comma separated) On Tue, 24 Feb 1998, Christopher J Ceska wrote: > I am new to FreeBSD so call me crazy..... > > I am trying to add a user that can SU to root like on a linux or solaris > machine. > > I understand the user has to be in the wheel group but what else am I > doing wrong. It always tells me I am not in a group that can su to root. > > I am using DES. What do I have to do? (Besides buy a book) I am just > evaluating this OS and I can't even make a user.... haha > > Thanks in advance. > Chris > > -- > Christopher J Ceska Network Operations > cceska@qual.net http://www.qual.net > alphapgr: chris-pager@qual.net 8884988020 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message