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From: Jeremy Sigmon <jsigmon@www.hsc.wvu.edu>
To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
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Subject: Re: Bug in 1014???
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> > > A user will be in any group that you specify in /etc/passwd.
> > > You need to be in group wheel to su.
> > 
> > I was listed as being in group 0 in /etc/passwd
> > and in master.passwd of course.
> > But su was only reading /etc/group evidently and group was not
> > automatically updated.  I didn't have to touch it in 2.1.5.
> > Any other ideas?
> 
> You did use vipw to make those changes to passwd, right?  Direct editing
>  of /etc/passwd does not work.
> 

Correct.  I used vipw.  I don't mind editing the /etc/group file, but
I thought it was automatically generated.  Oh well.  If someone installs
2.2-ALPHA and uses the /stand/sysinstall to add users would you check if
it updates your /etc/group file?  If so great!!!

thanks for the help