Creating Super User

I think root should be renamed to hero - we all know that the real hero
always has an I.D. of zero...or something like that...I think I need a
nap...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Cluff [mailto:brian@snaptek.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 2:12 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Creating Super User
>
>
> Yeah, it would be totally safe. The only thing that makes
> root root is that
> used ID of 0. Since you will still have a user with ID 0 you
> will still
> have a root account, just not with the name root.
> Just double check that you did indeed give root privlemges to
> the new user
> or you could hose up your system pretty good.
>
> Brian Cluff
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Thanks for the info guys. But will it be safe for me to
> delete root after
> > this? or maybe it would just be safer for me to switch the
> user id number
> > hmmm?
> >
> > Carl P.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Brian Cluff wrote:
> >
> > > Just whip out the text editor of your choice and set the
> user id number
> to 0
> > > of the user that you would like to be a root level account.
> > > Thats all!
> > >
> > > Brian Cluff
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > > > How does one go about creating a new super user? Simply
> making them a
> > > > member of the root group doesn't seem to work (this is
> on RH7.0). Can
> I
> > > > get rid of the root account after doing this? Will I
> have to change
> > > > permissions of /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow after doing
> this? Please
> tell
> > > > me there is a flag or something to adduser.
> > > >
> > > > Carl Parrish
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> > > > www.carlparrish.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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