From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 23 16:06:18 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7151916A513 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:06:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4465F13C491 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:06:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.28]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 23 Oct 2007 12:05:57 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.8.3-GA) with ESMTP id JFX64076; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:05:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 209-6-22-188.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) ([209.6.22.188]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 23 Oct 2007 12:09:24 -0400 From: Robert Huff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <18206.7134.780193.947958@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:05:50 -0400 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <471DEF7A.8080204@daleco.biz> References: <20071022074758.5131513C4A5@mx1.freebsd.org> <1193065278.73574.42.camel@secretariat.lanl.gov> <18204.64615.764929.781460@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20071023023830.6cf11d47@turion.freeode.co.uk> <471DEF7A.8080204@daleco.biz> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" XEmacs Lucid X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net) Subject: Re: Can login using root password, but not remotely with SSH X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:06:18 -0000 Kevin Kinsey writes: > >> Not sure, but I believe "wheel" predates UNIX. I have > >> certainly seen the idea on OSes that do. > > Some anecdotal evidence on the web suggests that the idea > was present in BBN's TENEX in 1969. *DING!* Robert Huff