[fsug-tvm] Re: changing default Administrator(root) in linux

2009-03-20 Thread Nishan Naseer
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Arun v vempan wrote: > can we change default Administrator(root) in linux.i want to do this > because a hacker should not be able to know my user name. > > Regards Arun.v > > You can edit /etc/passwd to change any user's UID to '0', giving them same powers as 'roo

[fsug-tvm] Re: changing default Administrator(root) in linux

2009-03-20 Thread sahab
Try using below command #usermod -l newname root On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Arun v vempan wrote: > can we change default Administrator(root) in linux.i want to do this > because a hacker should not be able to know my user name. > > Regards Arun.v > > > > -- Turn to Linux..