> /etc/group
> 
> wheel:*:0:root:miker
                ^
There's the problem, the entry should be:

wheel:*:0:root,miker

i.e. use a comma-separated list, not a colon-separated one.

> 
> I got this info from Rob Windsor's page:
> http://www.warped.com/~windsor/netbsd/what-next.html

Maybe Rob needs to check his data, although I haven't looked at it to be 
sure...

I hope this fixes everything.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX