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Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 03:45:15 +0200
From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
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Subject: Terminology: wheel
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What inspiration (or maybe logical thought) is behind the
_naming_ of the "wheel" group?

I could find many explainations of what "wheel" is, what it
is for and how it is used (basic knowledge, I know), but I
couldn't find anything that states why this name has been
chosen. From other UNIX systems I know that there are groups
performing similar functions, but having different names
(such as "sysadmin" on Solaris prior to RBAC).

This question definitely shows my age. :-)



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Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...