On 23 Aug 2012, at 17:26, Steve O'Hara-Smith <st...@sohara.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:51:10 -0700 > Krims G <krimskr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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? > > The root user has the ability to ignore file permissions, but not > the ability to subvert group membership tests in scripts or programs. > > -- > Steve O'Hara-Smith | While I can compute what you wrote, I fail to see the implications. Would you kindly explain in layman's terms ? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
