Re: Linux Newbie...what's rooting ?!!1

[Thomas Ribbrock \(Design/DEG\)]

On Thu, Feb 17, 2000 at 09:18:29PM -0500, fred smith wrote:
> 
> For most of us English speakers "route" rhymes with "snout", though
              ^^ I'd say, make that US, not us... ;-)

Around IONA[0], "route" often rhymes with "root" in my experience.

As for the term "rooting": In my understanding, if a box got "rooted",
someone gained unauthorised access to that box, especially to the admin
privileges.


HTH. HAND.

Thomas

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