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Date:      Tue, 01 Sep 1998 11:35:00 -0500
From:      "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com>
To:        "Alexander Rainchik" <alex@icl.kazan.su>
Cc:        "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: "pw show user -a" won't work in 2.2.7 :)
Message-ID:  <199809011540.LAA32386@laker.net>

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On Tue, 01 Sep 1998 17:36:51 +0400, Alexander Rainchik wrote:

>Just installed 2.2.7-RELEASE and mentioned, that pw command
>now require root priviliegies to show users or groups. When
>i type from ordinary account
>
>host% pw show user -a
>
>it simply print /etc/passwd on 2.2.[56] and dies silently on 2.2.7
>>From root account it works fine. Is it 2.2.7-specific bug or feature?
>How it works on your 2.2.7 box?

It works just fine on my 2.2.7
I'm running RELEASE, but applied -current pacthes once (around Aug 20).
My user is in group wheel...

I just added my daughter to this box (she's definitely NOT in wheel)
and it works for her too...


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