Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 17:28:14 +1100 From: "Michael Vince" <michael@roq.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: toor? Message-ID: <011601c1afa0$9f683780$2e01a8c0@MICHAEL2> References: <001e01c1af94$a14e04f0$2300a8c0@zeus> <20020207060752.GA7234@raggedclown.net>
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Is there any way to kind of symbolic link the toor password to the root password hash.. so there is only 1 password for both accounts? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Sarginson" <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 5:07 PM Subject: Re: toor? > On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 09:02:22PM -0800, Patrick Fish wrote: > > Can someone please explain to me what 'toor' is for and its use? > > Thanks... > > > toor = root, spelt backwards > It is a root login using a Bourne Shell instead of a C shell. > So you can use it if you need root priveleges but don't care to > use the csh. > > -- > Regards > Cliff > > > > 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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