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Date:      Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:57:31 -0500
From:      Mitch Collinsworth <mkc@Graphics.Cornell.EDU>
To:        "david e. banning" <tracker@worldy.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: can't su - root 
Message-ID:  <200002181857.NAA82568@benge.graphics.cornell.edu>
In-Reply-To: Message from "david e. banning" <tracker@worldy.com>  of "Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:53:07 GMT." <200002181353.NAA08565@mweb.worldy.com> 

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>when I try to su -
>I get an error - you are not in correct group to su root.
>do I just modify /etc/group ?
>I tried adding my user name eg;
>sys:*:3:root, tracker
>
>but I am not sure what group to modify - or whether I comma?

You need to be in group wheel.  comma - no space

-Mitch


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