Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:38:30 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Dima Dorfman <dd@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq book.sgml Message-ID: <20174.988645110@axl.fw.uunet.co.za> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 28 Apr 2001 00:17:21 MST." <200104280717.f3S7HLE11599@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 00:17:21 MST, Dima Dorfman wrote: > Modified files: > en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq book.sgml > Log: > Add an answer to the ``can't su to root because you're not in wheel'' > question. Is there any compelling reason for su to continue to use this pretty lame diagnostic? A lot of the instances of this FAQ would be dealt with by using the message: "only members of group wheel may su to root" Of course, crusties will argue that the group name is inconsequential and that what matters is a GID of zero. Poo poo. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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