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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!lucy.cc.swin.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com.nojunkemailplease.com!not-for-email From: nobody@not.for.email (Timothy J. Lee) Subject: su root Re: Can 'root' login through telnet connection? Message-ID: <timleeED5215.4HJ@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Sender: timlee@netcom23.netcom.com Reply-To: see-signature-for-email-address---ads-not-welcome References: <sjh2q5.5gs.ln@dolphin.neosoft.com> <33C52586.123F4B0@americafirst.com> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 05:03:04 GMT Lines: 11 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:44265 thansen@xmission.com writes: | I tried that and got a message that I was "not in the correct group |to su to root." You need to be in the "wheel" group (in /etc/group) to su to root. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timothy J. Lee timlee@ Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. netcom.com No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.