How to add user with root priviledges

adamrad · 03-17-2004, 07:06 AM

Hi,
I need to add a user with same power as root and I have root access.

Code:

adduser -g root -d / -s /bin/sh -p pass1 hord

Why can't i login through SSH as hord

Also what is the command to create a mysql user with all privileges(similar to mysql root)

Thanks for the replies..

whansard · 03-17-2004, 07:24 AM

adding users to the group "wheel" will make them close to root.

if you really want another root user, edit the passwd file to make a pre-existing user's number 0 and give that user a different home directory.

hw-tph · 03-17-2004, 07:28 AM

Giving a user full root access is a seriously bad idea. Use sudo to set up what the user can do instead, and using groups - custom or standard ones - is also a good way of providing a user extended privileges on the system.

Håkan

adamrad · 03-17-2004, 07:52 AM

I have added all groups that root form part of. I still can't login throuh SSH

adduser -g root -G wheel,sys,bin,daemon,adm,disk -d / -s /bin/sh -p 3451 hord

hw-tph you are a guru and i a newbie

..so plz find a simple solution for me

hw-tph · 03-18-2004, 12:33 PM

useradd elvis -m -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash usually does it. Then type passwd elvis to set a password for the user "elvis".

Håkan