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From: steve@@salem.ge.com (Stephen F. Combs)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: SU and other problems
Date: 11 Oct 1993 12:22:57 GMT
Organization: GE Drive Systems, Salem, VA
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Distribution: world
Message-ID: <29bj71$pqp@alva.ge.com>
References: <ccsachris.9.750092634@augustana.edu>
Reply-To: steve@@salem.ge.com
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Keywords: SU Problem

In article 750092634@augustana.edu, ccsachris@augustana.edu (CHRIS METZL (COMPCTR)) writes:
>For some reason, the cursor disappears in the vga(console).
>
>Which tty is a modem on com3 irq5.
>
>SU doesn't work, I've got user with group 0, still don't work
>
My experience with SU is that the user in question MUST be in the group for
ROOT.  Modify your /etc/group file to include the user in question in the 
'wheel' group.


>
>HELP!!!!
>
>Christopher W. Metzl (Asst.SysAdm Augustana.edu)





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