Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:07:49 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Robert Flux <robertf@kormilda.nt.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SU access & password changes Message-ID: <19990211100749.Q71962@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19990211090711.00690278@mail.kormilda.nt.edu.au>; from Robert Flux on Thu, Feb 11, 1999 at 09:07:11AM %2B1000 References: <3.0.1.32.19990211090711.00690278@mail.kormilda.nt.edu.au>
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On Thursday, 11 February 1999 at 9:07:11 +1000, Robert Flux wrote: > Hi, > > I have just become a network manager at a site which runs a freebsd email > server. When I took over the position I was not left with any documentation > on how to manage the system, nor do I have any unix experience. Looks like you need some books. Try Nemeth and Co's ``UNIX System Administration Handbook'' and my ``The Complete FreeBSD'' for starters. > I have urgent need of answeres to the following 3 questions. > 1) How do I change an existing users password? man passwd > 2) How do I delete old accounts no longer required? man vipw man rmuser > 3) My account name does not have SU access, I am presently using the old > administrators login. How do I promote myself to super user. Add yourself to the wheel group in /etc/group. For example, Before: wheel:*:0:root,grog,ctm,yana,mckusick After: wheel:*:0:root,grog,ctm,yana,mckusick,robert Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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