On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Vinu Moses spewed into the ether:
> On Wednesday 19 September 2001 03:37 pm, Vinu Chandran R C wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I want to give a normal user on my system all the previleges for
> > root. How can I do that ?
>
> You could give your user a uid of 0.
Errr, there is nothing special about the username root, except for what
it symbolizes (tree root, filesystem root, user root....).
The important point is that any user with a uid of 0 is a superuser.
Your system never looks at the login name after login. It merely looks
at the uid. Many checks are overriden internally for uid 0.
> But be warned that it's a security hazard and NOT recommended. Better to use
> sudo instead.
Dunno, full superuser access to any user isn't a security hazard for
that machine any longer ;). That machine is 0wn3d d00d.
Devdas Bhagat
--
You are never given a wish without also being given the
power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
-- R. Bach, "Messiah's Handbook : Reminders for
the Advanced Soul"
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