Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 15:01:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Joseph Gleason <clash@zogbe.tasam.com> To: Bsd Newbie <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: difference between su and root? Message-ID: <20010905145956.S90403-100000@zogbe.tasam.com> In-Reply-To: <20010905185625.14061.qmail@web20103.mail.yahoo.com>
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root is the System Administrator account with access to everything su is a program that allows you to Switch Users Very diffrent objects. Many people (myself included) use su to become the root user. clash$ clash$ su - Password: root# On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Bsd Newbie wrote: > > Are there any differences between the two... or is su another way of > saying root? > > -Sameer > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > http://im.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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