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From: dougvo@sonic.net (Doug VanOmmeran)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Multi-User Mode?
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 96 06:57:12 GMT
Organization: Sonoma Interconnect,Santa Rosa,CA(us),http://www.sonic.net
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I've just started playing with freeBSD on a standalone PC, but want to have 
lots of people be able to log on, with me as administrator (which I take is su 
or root).  Right now it just boots as root and I can go wild.  How do I prompt 
for a login every time?

New at this...redeyed and grinnin'