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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 07:52:34 +0200
From: Marco Masotti <mc7953@mclink.it>
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> Check that your group ownership to wheel is enforced using a proper
> entry in the passwd database (vipw, I mean), and not merely in the
> /etc/group file. The su command looks like not considering entries in
> the /etc/group, as far as when  validating wheel group at least.


Sorry for my mistake. Please reverse terms "passwd database" and
"/etc/group file" in the above statement.

su(1) does read /etc/group entries, and *not* the passwd database.

Marco.