-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 1:03 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [EUG-LUG:3389] Re: questions about user accounts
> 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.
okay, that'll work. i don't mind destroying my installation every once in
awhile (probably a lot until i get used to it...)
> 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.
ok. i WON'T do that.
> sorry if i wasted anybody's time. i should know all this stuff, i've been
> using computers for 15 years now...
You newbie! (-:
too new for my own good, ain't it the truth. oh well, you learn something
every day. thanks!
