Peter Eis wrote: > Roger wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am learning how to admin my gentoo box. Now I have a problem with >> 'su'. It is working some hours ago. But after I type 'etc-update',I >> quit, because I was a little confused. After that, when I type 'su', >> System reply >> su: Permission denied! >> Sorry >> >> what's wrong? >> >> > you must be in the 'wheel' group! > edit the file /etc/group. > Look for a line similar like 'wheel::10:root' and add your account > name: wheel::10:root,youraccount'
Yes, I don't think etc-update should allow complete replacement of /etc/group! It should have logic to merge new groups into it, or note them for manual entry ... but it should NOT allow replacement (remove option 1 for critical files). Tom Veldhouse -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list