From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 13 01:59:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id BAA01683 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 01:59:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from nectech.nectech.co.uk (nectech.nectech.co.uk [194.129.183.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id BAA01675 for ; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 01:59:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from <@host200-253.neceur.com:Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk>) Received: from host200-253.neceur.com by nectech.nectech.co.uk id aa22664; 13 Nov 97 10:07 GMT Received: by exchange with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id ; Thu, 13 Nov 1997 09:56:47 -0000 Message-ID: <014CB6ADC0BCD0118B1B006097827D5B022D1D@exchange> From: "Bond, Jeffery" To: "'questions@freebsd.org'" Cc: "'Fiowi01@mail.cai.com'" Subject: RE: su root - I cant remember the incantation to do this Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 09:56:46 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Fiore, William wrote: >Could someone remind me as to which /etc file needs to be modified >so that a non priviledged user can do a su root if he knows the root >password >TIA $bilfjr Just make that user a member of group 'wheel' (/etc/group) Jeff Bond. --------------------------------------------------- Jeffery Bond ---------------------------------------------------