There are two methods:
1. Put a line in /etc/passwd with different username and userid=0 and
groupid=0

2. Put the user as a member of a separate group and give that group a suid
root shell (voila, a cracker's dream come true!)

\Indraneel

On Sat, 17 Feb 2001, Saugata Chakrabarti wrote:
> make the group Id == 0
> GUID=0
> 
> kumar shashi wrote:
> > how do i create a root equivalent user in linux?

-- 
http://www.indialine.org


----------------------------------------------
The mailing list archives are available at
http://lists.linux-india.org/cgi-bin/wilma/linux-india-help

Reply via email to