On Thu December 1 2005 9:42 pm, V P wrote: > On 12/2/05, Claude Jones <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Subject line says it all... > > I just tried changing the name in /etc/passwd . The system came back > up on restart and normal users were able to login and do their normal > stuff, but "su -" failed saying "User root does not exist". Also, > su-ing the renamed root, admin by "su - admin" didn't work. It didn't > accept the passwd originally set for root. Probably the the name has > to be changed in /etc/shadow too. Rebooting into single user mode and > reverting the changes brought back the system to the initial state. > The test system was RHEL3AS. > > But mikes solution to having a user with root authority is a better > solution to whatever you are trying to acheive. > I'm not really trying to achieve anything. I'm just curious, and couldn't readily find the answer. I was hoping to spark a more interesting discussion than endless dribble about a hapless user from Brazil. And I do appreciate the responses, so far, and the time you took to experiment - I was a little worried about trying what you just did. -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
