Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 21:57:46 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@highperformance.net> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: More trivia: origin of the wheel group Message-ID: <3FE50C2A.80009@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0312201820100.7377-100000@s1.stradamotorsports.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0312201820100.7377-100000@s1.stradamotorsports.com>
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Jason C. Wells wrote: > 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! Go on ... pull the other one! -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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