root equivalent user...

ksraju007 · 10-11-2004, 11:18 AM

Please help me in creating another user who will be equivalent to root.

I don't want to keep the uid as 0 for this user.some scripts/softwares recognize uid 0 as root and fails to customize themselves for that user.

This will come handy if you are sharing your pc with so many people who needs root access.

Is there a way ?

Thanks in advance...

acid_kewpie · 10-11-2004, 11:20 AM

most distributions make use of a "wheel" account, which has root permissions. just add your user to that group.

aronnok · 11-04-2004, 10:32 AM

But those who are using RH linux, they can do it by a very simple trick. Just edit the file /etc/passwd
change the group and owner's ID to 0:0 ( to give it the authority of root )
and login to that account......

ugge · 11-04-2004, 03:46 PM

I would go with the wheel group, as it is designed for this, and is more controllable.

Also the uid is supposed to be unique. What would be the use else?

unSpawn · 11-08-2004, 04:15 PM

Please help me in creating another user who will be equivalent to root.
Please don't.

I don't want to keep the uid as 0 for this user.
Then you must first understand what the root account is for. This account on most systems is for performing system tasks that cannot be performed as another user like for instance kernel (parameter), device, daemon and other configuration, installation, removal etc, etc. It is not an account any unprivileged users should have access to, bar a few, and only for performing those tasks.

some scripts/softwares recognize uid 0 as root and fails to customize themselves for that user.
Then there usually is a good reason for doing that. Don't try to circumvent "common sense" protection just because it seems easier at first glance. Use the offered "wheel" group sparsely, better assign some users root-owned tasks by using sudo if you must. Make sure you know what people are running. Allowing people unlimited root access will break any security measures unless you know what you're doing.

This will come handy if you are sharing your pc with so many people who needs root access.
Then, unless you show us good reasons *why* so many ppl need root access, I'd say there's a flaw in the thinking.

sunil_chakraborty · 06-30-2006, 12:48 AM

how to add user which is equivalent to root not sudoers.conf in etc
All i want is CREATE USER WHICH IS EXCETLY EQUAL TO ROOT.I CAN DO ANYTHING WITH THAT USER.
/etc/sudoers.conf which i think is not that proper way. What i want is
USER=ROOT
what is the procedure Please let me know immediatly

WHITOUT HELP OF SUDO HOW WILL I ACCESS ROOT PRIVELEDGE

fedora4002 · 06-30-2006, 10:23 AM

Why give them root pri? You can use sudo and give them some privileges that they need.

jschiwal · 07-01-2006, 04:43 AM

You can edit the /etc/sudoers file with the "visudo" program. This makes it easy to run root commands without su'ing to root first. The file is well commented. Sometimes the change you want can be done by removing the "#" comment character.

Never log into KDE as root. You can use "kdesu" to start a program like a graphical text editor as root from your normal user's session.

Not having users and processes running as root is the main reason that Linux doesn't have the virus problem that plagues windows. Creating a user who is the equivalent of root would negate this advantage.