Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 22:08:49 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: Michael Rothenberg <rothenberg@automationonline.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Root and other super users Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910262206300.72310-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19991026121412.00728cd8@slider>
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On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Michael Rothenberg wrote: >What exactly is the difference between root and a super user? Everyone says >that I should have an addition user that I log in as to su and then perform >various maint. stuff. Doesnt a su have all the power of root? Or, only the >power that root grants to the wheel group? Confusing. must read more. su means substitute user id. When you 'su' you are 'su'ing to root by default. You may also 'su joe' or 'su ninajo' if those are valid users on your system. Thank You, | http://students.washington.edu/jcwells/ Jason Wells To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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