Quoting LOMBARDO MARCO ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > hi! i'm marco from italy, and i have a question on the linux os. > i need to create a new user with the same privilage of "root" user, i tried > to do these command :
AIUI the privileges of root are not a function of the four letters r o o t but of having UID = 0. So just set the UID of that user in the passwd file to 0. I don't know what advantages that confers on your system. I find /bin/su - just as easy to type as logging in as root or anybody else. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
