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n00b
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Joined: 26 Sep 2002
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 27, 2002 1:32 pm    Post subject: can't su or sudo root. Reply with quote

ehh, wierd...

i can't su or sudo root from my regular user account. however, i can login to root via the console. i think i might have triggered some protection thing last night by entering my password incorrectly about 5 times :oops:

can i fix this? i tried rebooting, and its still the same.
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Bodhisattva
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Joined: 30 May 2002
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 27, 2002 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your user is a member of the wheel group, right?
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 27, 2002 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

weird...it wasn't in wheel...

i could have sworn i put it there..
oh well, problem solved.


/me feels stupid that he didn't check that :oops:
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