Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 22:10:08 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Brent Bailey <misterb@bmyster.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: user toor ??? Message-ID: <20030417201008.GA33338@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <1737.66.63.99.171.1050608708.squirrel@bmyster.com> References: <1737.66.63.99.171.1050608708.squirrel@bmyster.com>
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On Thu, Apr 17, 2003 at 03:45:08PM -0400, Brent Bailey wrote: > Can anyone tell me what function does the user "toor" that is put in by > default by FBSD install do ? > im told its a security risk ...but unsure what it does ?? > thanx It is essentially just an example of how you can have more than one user with uid 0, but with different shells. Note that by default it does not have a valid password and therefore on cannot login as 'toor'- It is not a security risk and it doesn't do much of anything. You can delete it if you wish or you can leave it in place if you wish. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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