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  1. 03-19-2005 #1
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    su -?

    How do I su - in FreeBSD I am trying to switch to Root but it keeps telling me sorry. What gives?
    Mike
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    You have to be in the wheel group. In the most Linux distros you're in the wheel group by default.
    Code:
    pw user mod USERNAME -G wheel
    That should fix it.
    Edit: sorry forgot you had to have a username too.. :P
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    Quote Originally Posted by nalg0rath
    You have to be in the wheel group. In the most Linux distros you're in the wheel group by default.
    Code:
    pw user mod USERNAME -G wheel
    That should fix it.
    Edit: sorry forgot you had to have a username too.. :P
    Once I do this I will be able to su - or will this give my username root privileges by default (not what I am looking for if the second)
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    Quote Originally Posted by adrenaline
    [Once I do this I will be able to su - or will this give my username root privileges by default (not what I am looking for if the second)
    No, you will be able to su to root, you don't have root privs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nalg0rath
    Quote Originally Posted by adrenaline
    [Once I do this I will be able to su - or will this give my username root privileges by default (not what I am looking for if the second)
    No, you will be able to su to root, you don't have root privs.
    Thanks alot. That worked great!!
    Mike
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    you have to be careful when using the '-G' flag for pw(1) usermod... if you don't specify *every* group that the user should be in, his current groups get removed.. i.e. if he was in 'games' and 'disk' and you -G wheel, he will only be in 'wheel'
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  7. 06-12-2005 #7
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    I edited it in /etc/group or something I think, that worked neat at least...
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    I edited it in /etc/group or something I think, that worked neat at least...
    That's what I do. Easier than the command, IMO (as long as you are careful about things).
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