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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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