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Date:      Thu, 7 Feb 2002 07:07:52 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: toor?
Message-ID:  <20020207060752.GA7234@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <001e01c1af94$a14e04f0$2300a8c0@zeus>
References:  <001e01c1af94$a14e04f0$2300a8c0@zeus>

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On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 09:02:22PM -0800, Patrick Fish wrote:
> Can someone please explain to me what 'toor' is for and its use?
> Thanks...
> 
toor = root, spelt backwards
It is a root login using a Bourne Shell instead of a C shell.
So you can use it if you need root priveleges but don't care to
use the csh.

-- 
Regards
Cliff



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