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From: ryan@phy.fsu.edu (Joe Ryan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: su group?
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 17:15:38 GMT
Organization: FSU - MARTECH (Physics Dept.)
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>When I try to do "su" the system reports that I am not in the correct
>group to do this. Which group should I be in? I tried changing the
>/etc/passwd file so that I had the same group number as "root" (group
>0), but that didn't help.

Add your username in the /etc/group file under wheel:

    wheel:*:root,me
    .
    .
    .


Joe



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Joe Ryan                                    ryan@phy.fsu.edu
MARTECH/Physics
Florida State University
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