Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 22:08:52 +0000 From: Mario Vazquez <mario_vazq@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Question about a recent installation Message-ID: <BAY116-W8C33EA1DE2EC5FB344BDDF4D70@phx.gbl>
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I have been using different Linux distributions for some years, and decided= to give FreeBSD a try. The install was successful, but have a question ab= out how the root account is made. Found that the root folder was created w= ith the user/group privileges root:wheel. Is not that a kind of security r= isk? I know that usually only the account used by the administrator is the= one, in addition to root, that belongs to the wheel group. But also I kno= w that sometimes admins get lazy and give for limited time extra privileges= just to allow someone to do something, and that's where the danger can com= e. Btw, that's just my opinion. _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch when you're away with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_Refr= esh_messenger_052008=
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