Users and Groups

[Les Mikesell]

Frank Cox wrote:
> 
>> What's a console
> 
> The keyboard/monitor that's locally attached to the system (server).

What if you don't use that (or the box doesn't have them) and instead 
always connect via X/freenx/ssh?

>> and what does it have to do with a unix-like system?
> 
> Among other things, the console user has (or can have) special permissions that
> are set by /etc/security/console.perms and /etc/security/console.perms.d/

Seems like a really, really bad idea for an operating system that 
permits remote access and doesn't care where you are.

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   Les Mikesell
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