On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 08:25:30PM -0700, Benjamin Lee wrote: > On 10/22/08 19:55, APseudoUtopia wrote: > > Hey, > > > > I have one user (other than root and the other system users) on my > > box, and that user is _NOT_ in the wheel group. I also have root > > logins disabled via SSH. This is a remote server and all I have is SSH > > access. > > > > Is there any way that I can gain root? I know the root password and > > everything, but I just can't get to it. The user is not in the wheel > > group, and root login is disabled in SSH. > > > > Thanks for any help/advice. > > Login as the unprivileged user and run: > > $ su > > See su(1). >
On FreeBSD, unless it is reconfigured differently, the non-root user must be in the wheel group to su to root. Changing that configuration requires root as does putting the user in the wheel group. ////jerry > > -- > Benjamin Lee > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
