Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 00:13:45 GMT From: "Chris McNett" <chrismcnett@hotmail.com> To: adam_hefetz@hotmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: user permissions Message-ID: <F224REkEdJ9nUZnALgy000008f9@hotmail.com>
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Only root can reboot. su root before you try. Not sure about ppp. I don't use it. >From: "Adam Hefetz" <adam_hefetz@hotmail.com> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: user permissions >Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 08:00:29 GMT > >Hi, >I have problems with my user permissions. When trying to reboot I get this: > >$ shutdown -r now >bash: /sbin/shutdown: Permission denied > >I tried doing 'chown adam:wheel /sbin/shutdown' but then I get this >message: > >shutdown: NOT super-user > >Also, when I try using ppp I get this message: > >default: User access denied > >Please tell me what files should I change and to what permissions. >Thanks, Adam >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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