simple question... i hope

[bridfi]

i am one of the dumbest people when it comes to linux. im trying to use the terminal to log into root, using the command "su" but it says

su: cannot set groups: Operation not permitted

i remember changing around the permissions a while back on a bunch of folders... ive been playing with this for a while, changing permissions as root around, all i need to be able to do is access root under the terminal on a non-root user... i hope this makes sense. but dont know how to do it. Thanks!

[jan1024188]

try adding yourself in "wheel" group

[bridfi]

how would i go about doing that?

[eraker]

login as root. Then do:
adduser (your username) wheel

[bentaylor]

perhaps need to actually log out of the desktop, then log back in again as root?
since can't gain root access using 'su'.

[bridfi]

thanks. didnt know the command for adding users to a group.