Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 18:26:01 -0800 (PST) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@highperformance.net> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: More trivia: origin of the wheel group Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0312201820100.7377-100000@s1.stradamotorsports.com> In-Reply-To: <3FE500F4.3060108@potentialtech.com>
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Bill Moran wrote: > Does anyone know why the wheel group is called "wheel"? I mean, why not > "admins" or something like that. "wheel" certainly is a cryptic name for > the administrators group. Anyone have any idea why it's called "wheel"? The guy who wrote the group functionality was both a buddhist and a Journey fan. He was listening to "Wheel in the Sky" while trying to figure out a way to give more people administrative rights without giving too much access. In a fit of enlightment, he came up with a special group for administrators. Since they were the ones who kept things turning, it only seemed appropriate that "wheel" be immortalized in the /etc/group file. True story! Later, Jason C. Wells
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