Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:39:19 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can login using root password, but not remotely with SSH Message-ID: <18204.64615.764929.781460@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <1193065278.73574.42.camel@secretariat.lanl.gov> References: <20071022074758.5131513C4A5@mx1.freebsd.org> <1193065278.73574.42.camel@secretariat.lanl.gov>
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James writes: > Add yourself to wheel (which is the root group on FreeBSD, a name > I believe it inherited from earlier BSDs, but I've no idea what > the justification for choosing 'wheel' is; any BSD historians > here - you'd be welcome to let us know!) Not sure, but I believe "wheel" predates UNIX. I have certainly seen the idea on OSes that do. Robert Huff
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