Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 11:04:25 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: su to root problem Message-ID: <19980119110425.00483@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980119132630.9630A-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz>; from Jonathan Chen on Mon, Jan 19, 1998 at 01:30:03PM %2B1300 References: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980119132630.9630A-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz>
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On Mon, Jan 19, 1998 at 01:30:03PM +1300, Jonathan Chen wrote: > Hi, > > I've got a problem su'ing to root: > > kakapo-~,1:27pm> uname -a > FreeBSD kakapo.pinnacle.co.nz 2.2.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE #0: > Fri Dec 5 12:54:57 NZDT 1997 > root@kakapo.pinnacle.co.nz:/usr/src/sys/compile/KAKAPO i386 > kakapo-~,1:27pm> id > uid=1000(jonc) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel) > kakapo-~,1:27pm> su > su: you are not in the correct group to su root. > > So, what group should I be in so that I can su to root? wheel. Change /etc/group: wheel:*:0:root,jonc Greg
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