su

jrtayloriv · 02-08-2005, 09:47 PM

When I su from root into a non-root user, I get the message "/dev/vc/1: Operation not permitted". It does change users anyway, but I was wondering what this means and if I need to fix it.

Thanks,
jrtayloriv

emathias · 03-19-2005, 07:53 PM

try to install and use the "sudo" program

(freshmeat.net/projects/sudo)

FreeThinkerJim · 06-09-2005, 09:27 PM

In order to use the su - command, the user you're running itf rom has to be a member of the wheel group. As an example, I have a normal user named jim. If I want to become root from jim, I have to make sure that jim is a member of the wheel group. You can check on this by opening up /etc/group and looking for a line that looks like this:

Code:

wheel:x:10:root,jim,test

Where root, jim, and test are members of that group. Just add the user name to that line like above, and you'll be able to use su -