thekillerbean
07-20-2002, 11:15 PM
i'm using vmware to get to know linux and have installed redhat 7.3 and i'm in the process of installing gentoo (using a stage1 tarball just to get a feel of doing it the hard way) as well. i'm not worried at all about security issues right now but it doesn't mean i'll throw any advice away.
in any case, i've tried adding myself to the group 'root' under rh7.3 but still can't seem to be able to do anything with getting permission denied errors. i've even tried reciprocating by addiing root to my group to no avail. so my question, is there a file i can edit manually to allow me to perform some simple admin stuff like mounting/unmounting partitions, viewing log files, etc., etc.
in any case, i've tried adding myself to the group 'root' under rh7.3 but still can't seem to be able to do anything with getting permission denied errors. i've even tried reciprocating by addiing root to my group to no avail. so my question, is there a file i can edit manually to allow me to perform some simple admin stuff like mounting/unmounting partitions, viewing log files, etc., etc.