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


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