Hi, It is possible to rename your root account... You have to change it's name in /etc/passwd and maybe change its home directory.
BUT: a) some programs may not work properly 'cause they depend on the name of the super-user account (I can't remember of any example right-now, but I'm sure some exist...) b) This is NOT a security enhancement... The superuser is not understood by the system by its name, but by it's user-id. The superuser is the account with user-id 0 (zero). When a hacker exploits a known buffer overflow, what the code does is (try to) change its user-id to 0. You won't achieve anything by renaming the account... The quest of a hacker is not towards 'root' account, but towards user-id zero. regards, stef
