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permission to su to root

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mwaller

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Im trying to set it up so I can log in with my personal login then su to root. No matter what I set up it tells me I don't have permission to su to root. What am I missing. This is tru64
 
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hi,
you have to be a member of the group 'system' in order to be allowed to su to root.
regards
 
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In your /etc/group file, add your name in system line. For example:

system:*:0:root,your_login_name
 
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