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Kevin Coles wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> I am using freebsd 5.2, which I have installed recently. I cannot seem 
> to su to root while using my normal account.
> All I get is a message saying "Sorry." Can anyone help?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kevin Coles
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Hi Kevin,

Are you in the group wheel?

You can see that with the command `id`
If you are not, then you cannot su to root :-)

Cheers

Remko