Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 23:02:15 +0000 From: lewiz <purple@lewiz.info> To: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ``root''? Message-ID: <20021104230215.GA1322@lewiz.org> In-Reply-To: <874raxrlp5.fsf@pooh.lan.honeypot.net> References: <20021104220037.GA1110@lewiz.org> <874raxrlp5.fsf@pooh.lan.honeypot.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 04:53:26PM -0600, Kirk Strauser wrote: > > At 2002-11-04T22:00:37Z, lewiz <purple@lewiz.info> writes: > > > I've been wondering - what does ``root'' stand for? > > My understanding is that 'root' is the user that owns the base of the > filesystem (the 'root' of the tree structure) and has full access to > everything beneath it. Think of root in the 'tree' data structure sense. > > > This message is intended only for the use of the person(s)... > > Ummm, think you could pick a different sig for use on mailing lists? Ah, yeah, sorry - I replied from the CC: to me so the mutt folder-hook didn't kick in. My bad ;) -lewiz. -- Katz' Law: Man and nations will act rationally when all other possibilities have been exhausted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --|| url: http://lewiz.info/ | http://www.westwood.karoo.net/pgpkey ||-- [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE9xvx3Itq0KFQv7T8RAl07AJkB+RJ+HT/KhIaY3hbHEUslje+aqACfRXBZ IUEL3q2y7V+yLz76KBZknTQ= =a2DL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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