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    root denied shutdown?

    Even after making the changes, the problem persists. I decided that the time put into troubleshooting waasnt worth it. Formatted and reinstalled.
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    root denied shutdown?

    am I looking at a mandatory reinstall? I had just got everything configured how I liked it. This isn't the first time I've gotten too comfortable behind the root account. :/
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    root denied shutdown?

    ls -l of root files. should root be a wheel account? or am I just reading this wrong... seems strange to me. Thanks for your help thus far. [tyler@www ~]$ ls -l / total 46 -r--r--r-- 1 user1 wheel 6199 Jan 2 2012 COPYRIGHT drwxr-xr-x 2 user1 wheel 46 Jan 2 2012 bin drwxr-xr-x 8...
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    root denied shutdown?

    /etc/passwd cat /etc/passwd root:*:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/tcsh toor:*:0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root: daemon:*:1:1:Owner of many system processes:/root:/usr/sbin/nologin operator:*:2:5:System &:/:/usr/sbin/nologin bin:*:3:7:Binaries Commands and Source:/:/usr/sbin/nologin...
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    root denied shutdown?

    Login:root www login: _secure_path: /etc/login.conf is not owned by root Password www login: login_getclass: unknown class 'root' www sm-mta[1399]: qBECgEwc001399: SYSERR(root): collect cannot write ./dfqBECgEwc00139 (bfcommit, uid=0, gid=25): permission denied Code like that repeats itself...
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    root denied shutdown?

    Sorry for the lack of info. FreeBSD 9.0 When I say log in from garage, I'm hosting it there. Useing a keyboard and monitor to get directly into the system. Root over ssh is disabled. It won't let me log into FreeBSD as root. User group is not found.
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    root denied shutdown?

    Hello FreeBSD community. Straight to the point, I went to shutdown my server and it said I needed to be the Super-User. I am logged in as a wheel user, user1, and shutting down through root, su. I am clueless as to what I did. Never had this problem before. I've restarted with the power button...
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    make install fatal error? make.conf

    Sorry for the triple posting. It seems as though I am unable to edit my own posts. Additional Information: Just remembered that I installed the port Fastest Sites from ports-mgmt/fastest_sites HAH! Just found my problem. A guide I followed from here had me edit my make.conf file. I (being...
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    make install fatal error? make.conf

    :q so I did what the error told me to do and edited make.conf line 3: .include "/usr/local/etc/ports_sites.conf" seems to be working. I installed Pure-FTP because vsftpd was no longer on the ports list. Waiting for feedback. In the mean time, installing pure-ftp. :q Just very confused as...
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    make install fatal error? make.conf

    Hello, I'm reflectively new to FreeBSD and UNIX-like OS's so my troubleshooting techniques are almost non-existent... Today, I am trying to install an FTP server to go along with my newly made webserver. Followed a guide on installing vsftpd and got this error right off the start: # cd...
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    Installing over Serial connection -help-

    Error - cu -l /dev/cuau0 Failed to configure IPv4 DHCP interface(s): ce0 Hostname: unknown Reading ZFS config: done. unknown console login: root Password: Apr 28 00:14:39 unknown /usr/lib/snmp/snmpdx: unable to get my IP addr ess: gethostbyname(unknown) failed [h_errno: host not found(1)]...
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    Installing over Serial connection -help-

    Thanks for all the help, I got it all connected using a usb to serial adapter for my pc. Got hyperterminal working and configured all perfectly. Just ran into one major problem though, in order to install through serial, you must modify the iso image. It gives a list of easy commands to do...
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    Installing over Serial connection -help-

    thanks! I think that answers everything on installing, can anyone help me with the physical connectiong of the serial ports? I feel like I'm doing it wrong as there is no notification of any change when I plug it in.
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    Installing over Serial connection -help-

    I own a v480 sun server with a the standard UltraSPARC III processors which are said to be supported by freeBSD. I attempted to install using the cdrom placed directly into the v480 but it came up with an error. Folowing instructions on the internet, apparently it must be installed via serial...
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