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From: xxbbell@voicenet.com (Bob)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: su stands for...?
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 16:44:27 GMT
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Okay, here's a question for those of you who have been around
for a while: what does "su" stand for? We are currently debating
whether it stands for "super-user", "setuid", or "substitute user".
Does anyone know for sure? Please also cc: any replies to me.
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- Bob
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