[nycbug-talk] quick and dirty su question

[Bob Ippolito]

sudo -s

On Aug 10, 2004, at 6:03 PM, Joshua S. Freeman wrote:

> ok..
>
> i can ssh into my freebsd box
>
> i am a sudoer and that works fine
>
> i cannot su - or su -root or su root...
>
> even though I know that root password.
>
> Someone help me out here.. i've briefly googled, unsuccessfully...
>
> I know i'll find the answer eventually but I need it now..
>
> :-(
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