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From: "Justin J. Ashworth" <justin@spacehog.structured.net>
To: Blair Schmittel <blair@strech.cyber-naut.com>
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Subject: Re: Locked out of my system
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On Sat, 17 Aug 1996, Blair Schmittel wrote:
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>I can not obtain root privilegdes on my own machine.

  Is the account you're trying to su from a member of the wheel group?

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Justin Ashworth
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