[Debian]gain root access

[Circaflex]

I just took the dive into debian and im trying to get my intel wireless to work, trying to enter this command

sudo tar xzf ipw2200-fw-3.0.tgz

i get an error stating "username" is not in the sudeors

I am set as an administrator on this machine.

[Miuku.]

/etc/sudoers is not properly configured - or more likely, your user is not in the sudo group. You should add that user to the group, logout and login.

http://wiki.debian.org/sudo

[Barney T. Administrators]

Debian uses "su"

Open the terminal, type "su" (without the quotes), enter password. You are now logged in as administrator. Debian does not use "sudo" out of the box.

[384403]

The firmware for ipw2200 is in the repositories.

[Gerowen]

Just install the optional firmware packages in synaptic then reboot. For future reference, if you enter a root password on installation, it does not add you to the sudo group.