Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:44:16 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse <chris@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what is operator group for? Message-ID: <459AD230.5020106@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20070101.104901.3420.1572925@webmail58.nyc.untd.com> References: <20070101.104901.3420.1572925@webmail58.nyc.untd.com>
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gs_stoller@juno.com wrote: >>> can anyone tell me what the operator group is for, or docs where I can >>> read about it? I see that /sbin/shutdown and /sbin/mk_snap_ffs are >>> both executable by members and various things in /dev/ are mountable >>> by them. > >> My understanding is that group "operator" is intended for those who >> deal with devices, e.g. running backups and monitoring printers. > > (snip) > > > The answer above is correct. I found the operator "group" described > in "Essential System Administration" by AEleen Frisch which is > published by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Thanks for the pointer, excellent book, I believe I have a copy somewhere, I will have read. Chris
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