Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 18:16:03 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Kevin Coles <kevcoles@sympatico.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Su to Root Message-ID: <20040320181603.GA88702@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <405C8161.401@sympatico.ca> References: <405C8161.401@sympatico.ca>
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On Sat, Mar 20, 2004 at 12:37:37PM -0500, Kevin Coles wrote:
> I am using freebsd 5.2, which I have installed recently. I cannot seem=20
> to su to root while using my normal account.
> All I get is a message saying "Sorry." Can anyone help?
You need to be a member of the wheel group in order to use su(1).
Cheers,
Matthew
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