Re: [cobalt-users] /var removal and root password

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jens Kristian Søgaard wrote:

> > You can only "su" to root if you've logged in as a member of group
> > "wheel" as I recall (Linux implementation designed for security).
> 
> Well, try reading this message I've posted earlier this year:
> 
> http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/2000-May/011735.html

Just did.  And it's a response to me as well <smile>.

I don't have any "plain" linux boxes running atm that I can check with,
but I know in the past I had linux boxes running, straight installs as I
recally, where if you weren't in wheel you couldn't su into root.

Jeff
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