Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 11:06:25 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Michael Rothenberg <rothenberg@automationonline.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Root and other super users Message-ID: <33792.941015185@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:14:12 -0400." <3.0.3.32.19991026121412.00728cd8@slider>
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On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:14:12 -0400, Michael Rothenberg wrote: > What exactly is the difference between root and a super user? The superuser has the user id 0 which is magic, while root is just a username whose user id is usually 0. :-) > Everyone says that I should have an addition user that I log in as to > su and then perform various maint. stuff. That is correct. You should do your own personal mucking about as a non-priveledged user. You should become the superuser only when you need to fiddle with the system. > Doesnt a su have all the power of root? Or, only the power that root > grants to the wheel group? Confusing. must read more. Yes. The su(8) manpage. :-) Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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