I think root should be a role everywhere. Even if root is a role, you 
can still get it in with

 zlogin -S zonename

Or you could zlogin as a normal user and su to root.

--Glenn

Mike John wrote:
> In a TX system with labelled zones, it is expected that /etc/user_attr 
> within the labelled zones is identical or different from that in the 
> global zone?
>
> I had assumed the former, and have cross-mounted /etc/user_attr from the 
> global zone, but have come up with a case which doesn't work in that case:
>
> I want to run pkgadd within (just) the labelled zone. Root is a role 
> rather than a user, so I can assume the root role which gets me to the 
> global zone, but I cannot then zlogin to the labelled zone (because root 
> is a role there too, and you can't login as a role.)
>
> Which leads me to think that root needs to be a role as far the global 
> zone is concerned and a normal user as far as other zones are concerned, 
> which implies that /etc/user_attr is different.
>
> Mike
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