You can use usermod... If you notice root has 0 uid, giving an ordinary user with 0 uid is actually making that user a root user... to allow duplicate of uid use -o option.
#usermod -o -uid 0 test Cheers, John On 2/6/07, Arnel Pastrana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you really want full root privileges edit the /etc/passwd example content of passwd file" root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash | this is root account arnel:x:1014:1014:Arnel,,,:/home/arnel:/bin/bash | this is an ordinary user first copy that line to be safe comment it so that if there's a problem with your account someday you set it back. # arnel:x:1014:1014:Arnel,,,:/home/arnel:/bin/bash then arnel:0:0:Arnel,,,:/home/arnel:/bin/bash save it :) On 2/5/07, ralphjm2003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > > just want to ask if how to change an ordinary users to root account. > aside from using su command. > > > tnx more power > > ------------------------------ > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=45083/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta> > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > -- " Seek yee first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you" Linux user # 277784 PLUG, Member _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
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