Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:39:36 +0100 From: Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <jruigrok@via-net-works.nl> To: Sean Kelly <smkelly@zombie.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: toor Message-ID: <20001031083935.B70436@lucifer.bart.nl> In-Reply-To: <20001031012526.A12381@edgemaster.zombie.org>; from smkelly@zombie.org on Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 01:25:26AM -0600 References: <20001031012526.A12381@edgemaster.zombie.org>
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-On [20001031 08:30], Sean Kelly (smkelly@zombie.org) wrote: >I was talking with some people who were installing FreeBSD, and they were >instructed to remove the 'toor' entry in the password file. I was just >curious, what exactly is the point to having a 'toor' with uid 0? To have a backup root account. toor = root spelled backwards in case people didn't notice yet. -- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven Network- and systemadministrator <jruigrok@via-net-works.nl> VIA Net.Works The Netherlands BSD: Technical excellence at its best http://www.via-net-works.nl That's your Destiny, the only chance, take it, take it in your hands... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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