Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: theboywho <theboywho@×××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] vmware
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:53:59
Message-Id: 200512051152.19614.theboywho@ruddyperl.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] vmware by Gavin Seddon
1 On Monday 05 December 2005 11:10, Gavin Seddon wrote:
2 > Hithanks for all the responses.
3 > If I chgrp to vmware will I be able to use su?
4
5 I think to be able to 'su' you need to be in the wheel group as well. I added
6 myself to the vmware group by editing the /etc/group file and adding my user
7 name to the line for vmware. I'm not sure if this the 'Right Way' to do it,
8 but it worked for me.
9
10 > Gavin
11 >
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13 > Dr Gavin Seddon
14 > School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
15 > University of Manchester
16 > Oxford Road, Manchester
17 > M13 9PL, U.K.
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] vmware Brett Johnson <brett@××××.com>