From owner-freebsd-stable  Mon Dec  1 11:39:49 1997
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-stable>
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id LAA07082
          for stable-outgoing; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:39:49 -0800 (PST)
          (envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable)
Received: from python.shoal.net.au (perrya@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5])
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA07074
          for <FreeBSD-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:39:44 -0800 (PST)
          (envelope-from perrya@python.shoal.net.au)
Received: from localhost (perrya@localhost)
	by python.shoal.net.au (8.8.6/8.8.5) with SMTP id GAA02305;
	Tue, 2 Dec 1997 06:39:08 +1100 (EST)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 06:39:08 +1100 (EST)
From: Andrew <perrya@python.shoal.net.au>
To: jahan@jjsoft.com
cc: FreeBSD-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: SU thing: here it is
In-Reply-To: <3482F879.C23FCFFA@pc.jaring.my>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.971202063715.2199B-100000@python.shoal.net.au>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk

Have a look in /etc/group and see if you are in the wheel line like this:

wheel:*:0:root,jahan

if not, change it so you are.

Andrew Perry
perrya@shoal.net.au

On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, jahan wrote:

> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 00:48:41 +0700
> From: jahan <jahan@pc.jaring.my>
> Reply-To: jahan@jjsoft.com
> To: FreeBSD-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: SU thing: here it is
> 
> OS FreeBSD 2.2.1, 
> 
> why cannot su ?  what am I missing. Group is right.
> 
> See the output below.
> 
> 
> $ id 
> uid=1000(jahan) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel)     
> $ su root   
> su: you are not in the correct group to su root. 
> $
> 
> 
>