Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 18:25:22 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: toor? Message-ID: <20020207172522.GA2088@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20020207091505.A1036@encephalon.de> References: <001e01c1af94$a14e04f0$2300a8c0@zeus> <20020207091505.A1036@encephalon.de>
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On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 09:15:05AM +0100, Roger Kaputtnik wrote: > Hi. > > > Can someone please explain to me what 'toor' is for and its use? > > Thanks... > > It is "root" spelled backwards. You cant use this user, because this on has a * in the passwd. > Give him a password and this on is as powerful as root is, well he is also root. > 1. Delete this one, you dont need it > 2. Give him a password and use this one if you lost your root password, or some other shit happend to you root account. > > The best choice is to delete this guy. imho > It is not your best choice. If you want a root user with /bin/sh instead of /bin/csh then give toor a password, the same one as root if you like, and use toor. If you prefer to use the csh as root then use root. It is purely a matter of your preference. That is why the choice is there. Since actions performed as root are critical to system operation is perhaps wiser to use a shell you are familiar with than one with which you are not. -- Regards Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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