Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:13:22 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: Greg Caton <adent420@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsd questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980421190750.296B-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <353D434B.30E1F2C5@yahoo.com>
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On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Greg Caton wrote: > I just got a copy of FreeBSD. And i need to know exactly how to set up > my root-level accounts...Thanks > > Greg Caton There is only one "root" account. This account is set up for you during install. Setting up any account entails: -making a home directory -assigning a valid shell -setting up your mail spool file -other things which I may have forgotten See 'man adduser' for more info. There is also a related issue that you did not ask about. Other userids can be given the ability to become root via the 'su' command. To accomplish this, edit '/etc/group' and place the userid you desire to have root power in the group named 'wheel'. See 'man group' and 'man su' for more info. Have fun, | Stop warning me about the latest virus. Learn more... Jason Wells | http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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