Can't SU to Root on Telent

[Adam]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Campbell" <freebsd at celestial.com>
To: <freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 1:43 PM
Subject: Re: Can't SU to Root on Telent


> On Thu, Dec 16, 2004, Adam wrote:
>
> >I set up my first server and enabled telent.  It's all on a closed
network
> >so I'm not worried about security.  I just want to practice stuff.
>
> >When I try to login in a root with the correct password, I get "Login
> >Incorrect".  I expect this is happening because 'root' isn't allowed
remote
> >access.
>
> >So when I login as a normal user, I try to "su" and I get "su: Sorry".
Do
> >I have to set some special permissions for this?
>
> Off the top of my head, I think you need to be a member of the
> ``wheel'' group to su to root.
>
> Bill
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I thought I set that up.  How do I check if a user is a member of wheel?  If
not how do I add them to that group?

Thanks