Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 19:12:49 -0800 From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: Marko Ruban <marko@CYBERNEX.NET>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Remote root login Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980323191249.007368e0@mail.plstn1.sfba.home.com> In-Reply-To: <3516D41C.9E15AFD4@cybernex.net>
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At 04:29 PM 3/23/98 -0500, Marko Ruban wrote: > My goal is to log on as root (or equivalent) from a pc on the same >LAN. I have been told that I can use SU command for that purpose. So, >I created a user called "boss" in group "wheel", and when I try to use >the SU command I get: "su: you are not in the correct group to su root." > > Please help. > > Marko The user has to be in group wheel in the /etc/group file. su doesn't care about your login group. --Ludwig Pummer ludwigp@bigfoot.com ICQ UIN: 692441 http://chipweb.home.ml.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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