Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 21:28:19 -0800 (PST) From: "Joseph M. Scott" <jmscott@ainet.com> To: Christopher J Ceska <cceska@iagnet.net> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding new user.... Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.980223212253.5123A-100000@ainet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.980224000238.463D-100000@nic.iagnet.net>
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If I recall correctly you may want to check if there is a space
between the comma and the next username. If there is a space there then
that could be your problem. Here's some examples from the /etc/group
file to highlight what I mean:
wheel:*:0:root,dork,dufus,fungi,kungfu
This entry would allow root,dork,dufus,fungi, and kungfu to su.
wheel:*:0:root,dork, dufus
^
Again if I recall correctly dork will be able to su but dufus
will not, simply because of the space. If I am incorrect, someone else
please speak up, but I think that's what happend to me the first time I
played with that :-)
Joseph Scott
jmscott@ainet.com
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
>
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