On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Raman.P <raam...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > 1. Copy the line containing root user information in /etc/passwd into a > new line and change the name 'root' some thing else say 'root1'.
Unix admin tradition is to call this account as "toor" - root backwards. A better solution to the OP's problem is sudo as mentioned by others. - Raja _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc