How can l create a user that as all the Attribute & Privilages of root

kayode · February 9, 2005, 12:46pm

Hi,

Is it possible to create a user in Linux 8.0 with all the attribute and the privilages of super user (root). Without using root as the logg in name.

Thanx

nayeemmz · February 9, 2005, 3:23pm

Hi,

root line from etc/hosts needs to be yanked and pasted as root user
Change the name from root to whoever you want to give this account to and clear the passwrd field..save the file..you are all set..the new user will have to change his password on initial login
thanks

Nayeem

Perderabo · February 9, 2005, 4:05pm

nayeemmz means /etc/passwd

nayeemmz · February 9, 2005, 5:44pm

Thanks for correcting that typo ....yes it is /etc/passwd

kayode · February 10, 2005, 5:04am

etc/hosts does not have any entry patterning to root user instead you specify the ip address and system name in that file. May be l am getting you.

Thanx

dangral · February 10, 2005, 11:36am

Kayode, Please see Perderabo's correction above.

kayode · February 16, 2005, 5:24am

Hi dangral,

I do understand but, what l mean is that etc/hosts does not holds root users accounts. In RedHat linux 8.0 what etc/hosts holds is ipaddress and the computer host name with the alias name. So that is why l said l seem not to be getting what he was saying.

Thanx