Replacement su for SCO Unix

[Charles Bryant]

In article <534 at mtndew.Tustin.CA.US> friedl at mtndew.Tustin.CA.US (Steve Friedl) writes:
>Eamonn McManus posts his su replacement for SCO, and it includes:
>
>>  and if a group `wheel' exists then
>> you must be a member of it to su to root.  (For the wheel to be effective
>> you should restrict root logins; see login(M).)
>
>Could some kind soul please enlighten me as to the origin of the
>term "wheel" in this context?  I've wondered about this for a long
>time.
>
>     Steve

My best guess is that it comes from "big wheel" meaning an important person.
Maybe someone out there can confirm this or tell us where it really comes
from?
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