More trivia: origin of the wheel group

On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, Bill Moran wrote: > Does anyone know why the wheel group is called "wheel"? I mean, why not > "admins" or something like that. "wheel" certainly is a cryptic name for > the administrators group. Anyone have any idea why it's called "wheel"? The guy who wrote the group functionality was both a buddhist and a Journey fan. He was listening to "Wheel in the Sky" while trying to figure out a way to give more people administrative rights without giving too much access. In a fit of enlightment, he came up with a special group for administrators. Since they were the ones who kept things turning, it only seemed appropriate that "wheel" be immortalized in the /etc/group file. True story! Later, Jason C. Wells