Justin Bengtson wrote:
> here, lemme re-phrase the question. i should have thought this out a little
> before jumping the gun. way too many people have brought up concerns i DO
> have.
>
> is it possible to have a user account that can do everything root can,
> without being root?
Sure. Create a second line in /etc/passwd for another user with UID
0. Give it a different group ID and home directory, though...
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
justin:x:0:1000:Justin Bengtson:/home/justin:/bin/bash
(other entries...)
You will see "your" files owned by root. You will occasionally
accidentally destroy your installation. Some programs will still warn
you not to log in as root.
> can i rename "root", as i can rename the "administrator" account in Win2K?
I've done that, and I wouldn't do it again. Various things will break
in surprising ways.
> sorry if i wasted anybody's time. i should know all this stuff, i've been
> using computers for 15 years now...
You newbie! (-:
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