From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 14:51:11 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7697E1065670 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:51:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from krimskrims@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ob0-f182.google.com (mail-ob0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C2AF8FC1F for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:51:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obbun3 with SMTP id un3so2304433obb.13 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=o/DmDRrwP92/I3F7takdFQPeRvnhyvggZtCuuGdg1FY=; b=azl7eV8saX1o++k4Hm+T8GBLxjt3kMfyyKfghkO6BcLSp10lIMLSVX8ZVh3WtzgjrN +0vrgl25+YER1jmQRRZTg+n1b4l7GhEnjrBJnz6PPIx5X1q2I9UIz7/WEyUgx2MLNIw6 HEPOcvz/F3C+eEIyilVO5zYVVqmFecxhtUX6XO8KMYKop32KHnFSHetn/arZL6Bo0W4t rULPfiUXW7UNn4L0LvZ4s1U7xBjEgNZ6hVXPXP4UjV2vhEnsEtka7M0qfrd9VZTk3PjB iRMMtu+kwXm08QwuZ7965lr5YMJyH9XSOMuofpl+Z41vyoeolkKheS/1j8W9gZO4ipkM weyw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.29.165 with SMTP id l5mr1298521oeh.105.1345733470779; Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.182.158.34 with HTTP; Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 Message-ID: From: Krims G To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: implications of adding root to a group X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:51:11 -0000 Hello, I've been looking at the /etc/group and have noticed that some groups have root included in them, for example "operator". Is it not implied that root has access to all things and groups? What is the purpose of adding root to a group? If I add root to some new arbitrary group, what does it result in differently than if I do not add root to that group? Answers & suggestions appreciated, K