Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:10:32 +0200 From: Taras Korenko <ds@ukrhub.net> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: en/handbook/users: proposed corrections Message-ID: <20131128151032.GE52681@gamma.ukrhub.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1311270927350.64907@wonkity.com> References: <20131126190644.GC25578@gamma.ukrhub.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1311270927350.64907@wonkity.com>
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Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/users/chapter.xml
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--- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/users/chapter.xml (revision 43259)
+++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/users/chapter.xml (working copy)
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@
<para>There are several ways to do things as the superuser. The
worst way is to log in as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> directly.
- Usually very little activity requires <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
+ Usually very little activity requires superuser privileges,
so logging off and logging in as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>,
performing tasks, then logging off and on again as a normal user
is a waste of time.</para>
@@ -991,8 +991,8 @@
<para>A better way is to use &man.su.1; without providing a login
but using <literal>-</literal> to inherit the root environment.
- Not providing a login will imply super user. For this to work
- the login that must be in the <systemitem class="groupname">wheel</systemitem> group.
+ Not providing a login will imply superuser. For this to work
+ the current user must belong to the <systemitem class="groupname">wheel</systemitem> group.
An example of a typical software installation would involve the
administrator unpacking the software as a normal user and then
elevating their privileges for the build and installation of
@@ -1016,10 +1016,10 @@
<para>Using &man.su.1; works well for single systems or small
networks with just one system administrator. For more complex
- environments (or even for these simple environments)
- <command>sudo</command> should be used. It is provided as a port,
- <package>security/sudo</package>. It allows for
- things like activity logging, granting users the ability to only
+ environments
+ <command>sudo</command> might be used. It is available as a
+ <package>security/sudo</package> package or port.
+ <command>sudo</command> provides activity logging, granting users the ability to only
run certain commands as the superuser, and several other
options.</para>
</sect1>
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