Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:49:32 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: Freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wheel group & mkdir Message-ID: <4E664F1C.5050702@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4E6640F0.5060902@a1poweruser.com> References: <4E6640F0.5060902@a1poweruser.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156)
--------------enig476E60E257971FC4FEF0F71A
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On 06/09/2011 16:49, Fbsd8 wrote:
> I have a user that belongs to the wheel group but when the user tries t=
o
> issue mkdir command it gets a permission denied error.
>=20
> How do I fix this?
Make the directory that contains where your user is trying to create a
new subdirectory writable by group wheel. Either that, or teach your
user to use su(1) or sudo(1) so they can mkdir as root. (Adding users
to group wheel so they are permitted to run su(1) is a BSD-ism, and is
the usual reason for adding anyone to wheel.)
Cheers,
Matthew
--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW
--------------enig476E60E257971FC4FEF0F71A
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc"
Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc"
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/
iEYEARECAAYFAk5mTxwACgkQ8Mjk52CukIxmCwCfeTrJHsFRgpVVLz+c+m6lPSS3
FawAn2WMl57RtSxJQAnjgwvZnzbJi/K9
=Cwg9
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
--------------enig476E60E257971FC4FEF0F71A--
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4E664F1C.5050702>