to enable su after kdm is already configured

[khanayev]

Hi!
Sorry, I thought there is a root login by kdm, and forgot to add a wheel user before enabling it. Now I cannot enable su. Could there be any suggestions?
Many thanks in advance!

 

[cpm@]

Login as root from the console, then add your normal user to wheel group using the pw(8) command:

# pw user mod username -G wheel

 

[khanayev]

Thank you! But the system says "should be root to run pw". How do you suggest to workaround that?

 

[khanayev]

Login as root from the console, then add your normal user to wheel group using the pw(8) command:

# pw user mod username -G wheel

The problem is I have already configured KDM, and so it runs before I manage to login as root from the console.

 

[cpm@]

Switching virtual terminal from tty9 to tty1 (press ctrl-alt-F1).

 

[khanayev]

Thank you so much! I was about to reinstall the system...))

 

[cpm@]

A good start to avoid system reinstallations (too expensive rescue), is reading this guide.

 

[khanayev]

Thank you! I did not know this guide, I will read it.