su: Sorry - 5.2.1 -

2007-01-26 Thread gaye
Hi there , I think it is better to write somethinf people can understand and avoid generalizing things . One case can work for somebody and not for someone else . Be carefull when giving advice when you are not sure for 100%. This is regarding the su: Sorry problem . With Best Regards Guy

Re: su: Sorry - 5.2.1 -

2004-11-06 Thread Gable Barber
thank you for the help... I will have to wait until I get home to try it.. Thanks again.. G_ On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 17:32:42 +, Daniel Bye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 11:23:44AM -0600, Gable Barber wrote: > > $ su > > su: Sorry > > $ > > In BSD, you need to be a memb

Re: su: Sorry - 5.2.1 -

2004-11-06 Thread Daniel Bye
On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 11:23:44AM -0600, Gable Barber wrote: > $ su > su: Sorry > $ In BSD, you need to be a member of group `wheel' to use su. Login as root, and edit the /etc/group file to add your username to wheel. Alternatively, use the pw command. Something like this should work: # ps u

Re: su: Sorry - 5.2.1 -

2004-11-06 Thread pixiedave
you have to be in group wheel to su. ssh barrs root login as default. On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:23:44 -0600, Gable Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > $ su > su: Sorry > $ > > The FAQ says to post this first : > > $ uname -a > FreeBSD tcb.garagemoderne.com 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: >

su: Sorry - 5.2.1 -

2004-11-06 Thread Gable Barber
$ su su: Sorry $ The FAQ says to post this first : $ uname -a FreeBSD tcb.garagemoderne.com 5.2.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE #0: Mon Feb 23 20:45:55 GMT 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 $ And I cant SSH in as root. I am VERY new to FreeBSD, and am lost. I have b