On Sat, 14 Feb 1998, Mark Andres wrote:

> I think having this message, no matter what the message is, wll lead to
> FAQs from newbies.  If you want the message to be complete, you would
> really need to say something like:
> 
> Don't log in as root. Create an account for yourself using the 'vipw'
> command. Use 'man adduser' for more information. Then, in the /etc/group
> file, add your newly-created username on the line that begins with
> "wheel". Remember to separate usernames with commas and do NOT leave a
> space in between. Now login using the newly-created account and then use
> the 'su' command to give yourself root access.
> 
> No matter what you say, new UN*X users will still have questions until
> they understand the basic concepts.

How about something like...

"Don't log in directly as root.  See http://www.macbsd.com/...... for
details"


David

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