Date: 04 Nov 2002 16:53:26 -0600 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ``root''? Message-ID: <874raxrlp5.fsf@pooh.lan.honeypot.net> In-Reply-To: <20021104220037.GA1110@lewiz.org> References: <20021104220037.GA1110@lewiz.org>
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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? -- Kirk Strauser In Googlis non est, ergo non est. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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