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Path: sserve!euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.sgi.com!sgigate.sgi.com!swrinde!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!salt.ncinter.net!pepper.ncinter.net!iansmith From: iansmith@pepper.ncinter.net (Ian Smith) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: su doen't work. Date: 1 Aug 1995 03:50:05 GMT Organization: North Coast Internet Lines: 10 Message-ID: <3vk89d$286@salt.ncinter.net> References: <3vjkru$94c@engr.orst.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: pepper.ncinter.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Shae Bettencourt (bettens@gila.CS.ORST.EDU) wrote: > I log into my own account and try to su. I type in the correct password > and it does NOTHING. Spawn no processes.. NOTHING. Are you in the wheel group? SU only works for users in group wheel as an extra layer of protection. -- IanSmith@ncinter.net