Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:01:39 +0200 From: legalois <legalois@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: one answer Message-ID: <43241CA3.7040706@acm.org> In-Reply-To: <43241982.7080108@acm.org> References: <43241982.7080108@acm.org>
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legalois wrote: > I've been using FreeBSD for quite a few years, and I've sometimes > wondered but never asked before: > In the FreeBSD standard distribution, why is the user root always named > Charlie? > There must be some bit of Unix lore or anecdote that explains it. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I found one answer, but not really an explanation. According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Root) The name of a famous American baseball player (1899-1970) "...gives rise to the name used for many "root" system accounts under the UNIX operating system." But that does not explain when, how or why?
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