Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 03:45:15 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Terminology: wheel Message-ID: <20120526034515.38c6191b.freebsd@edvax.de>
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What inspiration (or maybe logical thought) is behind the _naming_ of the "wheel" group? I could find many explainations of what "wheel" is, what it is for and how it is used (basic knowledge, I know), but I couldn't find anything that states why this name has been chosen. From other UNIX systems I know that there are groups performing similar functions, but having different names (such as "sysadmin" on Solaris prior to RBAC). This question definitely shows my age. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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