[nycbug-talk] Re:FreeBSD Newbie

[Bob Ippolito]

On Aug 20, 2004, at 7:36 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:

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> On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 02:21:22PM -0400, freebsd wrote:
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>>> On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, freebsd wrote:
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>>>> I got it connected. It seems that when I hit reply the email 
>>>> address is
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>>>> a security feature of freebsd? Is there a graphic interface to look 
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>>>> all user accounts on the machine and adjust permissions?
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>>> Telnet in.  Then su to become root.
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>>>> Also in the docs I see commands such as route(8), does that mean you
>>>> have to have a security level of 8 to use the command? Thanks,
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>> I tryed typing su and I just got su: Sorry, SU gives me SU: not found.
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>> Was it a joke?
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> No, while we like jokes, we don't make fun of people who haven't yet
> learned.
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> Something sounds very strnge however.  You did type it in lower case,
> correct?
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> That is, as user jerry (or whatever) you typed, at a command prompt,
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> su
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> I could see getting something like sorry if you aren't a member of the
> wheel group.   However, it shouldn't have said command not found.

It might be in /sbin or /usr/sbin, which may not be in his path.

-bob