Subject: Re: "Don't login as root, use the su command."
To: Peter Seebach <seebs@plethora.net>
From: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
List: current-users
Date: 02/15/2000 15:03:28
On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Peter Seebach wrote:
# In message <Pine.NEB.4.21.0002151944040.28102-100000@oblivion.mono.org>, David
# Brownlee writes:
# >"We recommend creating a non-root account and using su(1) for root access."
#
# > Thanks to Miles Nordin for the words (I like terse :)
#
# Just one question: Who's "we"? ;-)
We is the replacement for the passive tone of voice which would other-
wise be used. :-)
--*greywolf;
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NetBSD: Don't login as root, use the su command.