Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:14:12 -0400 From: Michael Rothenberg <rothenberg@automationonline.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Root and other super users Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19991026121412.00728cd8@slider>
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What exactly is the difference between root and a super user? Everyone says that I should have an addition user that I log in as to su and then perform various maint. stuff. Doesnt a su have all the power of root? Or, only the power that root grants to the wheel group? Confusing. must read more. -michael To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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