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Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:38:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Adam Simpson <adam2@apollo.netsonic.com>
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Subject: Re: su to root
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On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, Adam Simpson wrote:

> Hello:
> 
> We are having a problem with one of our boxes trying to su to root.  We
> have added the appropriate user id's to the wheel group in /etc/group
> however when a su is attempted, we get the following error:
> 
> login_getclass: unknown class 'root'

http://www.freebsd.org/releases/2.2.2R/errata.html

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major