Re: Root user

[Chuck Hawks <ke4eth aeneas net>]

For my $0.02,

        In RH5.2 (and probably in 5.1 , but I have 5.0 and 5.2 so???),

        running 'linuxconf' you can set -SuperUser Equivalence- to a
user.

        Start linuxconf

        click on: config|users accounts

        click on: User Name in box

        click on: privilages

        enable SuperUser Equivalence to Granted or Granted/Silent

        Press Accept/OK, till thru and back to the menu tree.


Milage may vary, but it did give me SuperUser status with out entering
su

I hope this helps.

Chuck


Ramon Gandia wrote:
> 
> Steve Borho wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 31, 1998 at 04:26:43PM -0400, Shera wrote:
> > > How do you make a second root user.  I know to make a user you do adduser
> > > but how do you give that user root privledges.
> >
> > Don't take this the wrong way, but why?
> >
> > A second root account is redundant.  If you want to give some root
> > priveledges to selective users without giving them the root password, then
> > install sudo.
> >
> > Otherwise, what's the point?
> 
> I don't want to sound rude or anything like that, but a question was
> asked.....never mind the reasons.  It might not be a good idea to
> create a second rootlike account on MOST circumstances, but nevertheless
> we have a question on the floor.  I would like to know the answer
> myself.  And I can think of a few scenarios where it would be better to
> have such an account.
> 
> Example:  Hire a consultant.  You want to give him root priviledge but
> keep track of his logins, for instance so you can "talk" to him, or
> you can keep track of where he is, or for time billing, etc.
> 
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