Re: [Ilugc] Multiple passwords for root user in Linux
> I believe, what you are looking for is sudo. Check out the following > manual pages, > > man sudo > man sudoers > > See EXAMPLES section to get a quick idea. As the name goes, if > authorized, any user can gain superuser privileges through sudo. So, in > effect, two or more users can login as root using their own passwords. > This solution should work best for OP. Also password less ssh with different password phrase for different machines is something you can consider(although it does not exactly match your description). http://rcsg-gsir.imsb-dsgi.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/documents/internet/node31.html http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=1508 ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Multiple passwords for root user in Linux
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Raman.P 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
Re: [Ilugc] Multiple passwords for root user in Linux
> Anybody have seen two passwords working for the root user in a server to > access with ssh. > Is it possible to have multiple passwords for a user in any system. please > guide me. I believe, what you are looking for is sudo. Check out the following manual pages, man sudo man sudoers See EXAMPLES section to get a quick idea. As the name goes, if authorized, any user can gain superuser privileges through sudo. So, in effect, two or more users can login as root using their own passwords. -- 0 ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Multiple passwords for root user in Linux
--- On Tue, 20/3/12, Ganesh Kumar wrote: > From: Ganesh Kumar > Subject: [Ilugc] Multiple passwords for root user in Linux > To: "ILUG-C" , vg...@googlegroups.com > Date: Tuesday, 20 March, 2012, 1:22 PM > HI Guys, > > Anybody have seen two passwords working for the root user in > a server to > access with ssh. > Is it possible to have multiple passwords for a user in any > system. please > guide me. > > -Ganesh. Multiple users with root privilege can exists in a system. However there will be only one user name 'root'. It is not 'root' that determines the privileges , but it is the uid in /etc/passwd that determines. You can have multiple users with root privilege by doing following steps 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'. 2. Copy the line containing root in /etc/shadow into a new line and change name 'root' into 'root1' 3.Now you can login as root1 and get all root privileges. You can change password for this user. Raman.P blog:http://ramanchennai.wordpress.com/ ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
Re: [Ilugc] Multiple passwords for root user in Linux
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Ganesh Kumar wrote: > HI Guys, > > Anybody have seen two passwords working for the root user in a server to > access with ssh. > Is it possible to have multiple passwords for a user in any system. please > guide me. > > -Ganesh. > Did I learn something today? If not, I wasted it. > ___ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > Not possible to have 2 passwords for a same account. Passwords will be encrypted and stored in /etc/shadow file in Linux. You can see the encrypted password there. Hope This Helps, Prasanna Kumar ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
[Ilugc] Multiple passwords for root user in Linux
HI Guys, Anybody have seen two passwords working for the root user in a server to access with ssh. Is it possible to have multiple passwords for a user in any system. please guide me. -Ganesh. Did I learn something today? If not, I wasted it. ___ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
