Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 07:46:03 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Can I rename root? Message-ID: <20020107064602.GA3480@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <4mpu4m4rq8.u4m@localhost.localdomain> References: <20011229154552.B855@localhost> <20011230103317.A474@localhost> <20011231154733.A832@localhost> <20011231155709.GA8082@rhadamanth> <20020106234436.A837@localhost> <20020107045736.GC1368@raggedclown.net> <4mpu4m4rq8.u4m@localhost.localdomain>
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On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 10:09:35PM -0800, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> writes: > > > As they say on IRC, roflmao.. > > Yup, all someone needs to do is to egrep about 100 million lines of > > source code for every program that could possibly be run on FBSD > > for the usernames you don't want on your system. > > > > Sounds like a job for bicycle repair-man to me... > > Sounds like a job for someone with time to post worse-than-useless > ridicule of newbies. > Someone who takes it on themselves to rename root, until told otherwise is not a newbie. He was given lots of reasons why not. He did not accept any of them until someone went to the effort of finding a piece of source code that showed why not. I.e. *soneone else* went to the effort, not him, someone else. Now he wants a justification from *someone else* on what user-ids he leaves on his system. It was not ridicule, it was a statement of what would be involved in such an exercise. If he distrusts the default users that come with the base system so much then *he* can do the egrep, he can provide the information for others. And as for etiquette, I suggest that etiquette on your part might involve engaging your brain before opening your mouth. -- Regards Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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