Thanks! and... the su command

[Dan Nelson]

In the last episode (Mar 26), Saul Mena Avila said:
> Hi!. Thanks for helping me with the USB flash memory. I've also have trouble
> with the su command... since I installed the FreeBSD 5.4, everytime I try to
> login as root with su, the shell answers me with "Sorry"... and that's all.
> Is it wrong configured or installed?

You need to be in the 'wheel' group to su to root.  It's not mentioned
in the su manpage, but is in both the FAQ and handbook.

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/admin.html
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/securing-freebsd.html

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	Dan Nelson
	dnelson at allantgroup.com