root users on bsd...

scoob8000 · 10-09-2003, 09:49 AM

Well, I'm a total newb when it comes to freeBSD, and I'm a little embarassed to ask this question.. What I'm looking to find out is, how can I add another user that I can SU to to achieve full root access?

thanks

stickman · 10-09-2003, 12:30 PM

Add them to the wheel group.

scoob8000 · 10-09-2003, 01:06 PM

hrmm.. Sounds simple enough.. But.. My acct is already in the wheel group, but I still need to su for some stuff..

stickman · 10-09-2003, 02:37 PM

Sorry. I misread the question. root is the only account that should have full access. You could add another usernamed that has a UID of 0, but I would recommend against it. If you need full root access, just su to root. Otherwise, you are opening up a big can of worms.

What are you trying to do as a non-root user?

whistles · 10-10-2003, 05:33 AM

check out /usr/ports/security/sudo it may be what you are looking for.

stickman · 10-10-2003, 07:51 AM

Yeah, sudo is probably the best path to take to delegate certain admin functions to regular users.

scoob8000 · 10-12-2003, 10:06 AM

yup, found it finally, userid of 0 is what I was looking for...

-scoob8000

stickman · 10-13-2003, 08:45 AM

I hope you realize the implications of what you are doing. Sudo would probably be a better route to take. If you are going to use a UID of 0, you might as well just login in as root.

WiZaC · 10-20-2003, 06:23 AM

adduser (incl. sh), and when the user is created, then edit /etc/group, and write your user in wheel =)

WiZaC