Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:24:41 -0800 From: Parker Brown <phbrown@gte.net> To: support@freebsd.org Subject: Editing /etc/group Message-ID: <34595D89.3040@gte.net>
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When installing any version of BSD I always add user "pb" with groupname "wheel" so I can use the system without so much fear of wiping everything out inadvertantly. So I want to be able to use the "su" command occasionally while logged in as pb. The system won't let me do that, and if I remember correctly my userid must be appended to the "wheel" line in /etc/group. The adduser command (executed while logged in as root) didn't add my userid to /etc/group. I believe that editing a system file like that in a haphazzard fashion could make me have to reinstall the whole system (again), and I really don't what to risk it. MY QUESTION: are the userids in /etc/group separated by a semicolon or a comma? Or something else? With your guidance I can just edit the file myself and be on my way! Thank you.
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