Re: how to create a root equivalent user in linux?

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• Subject: Re: how to create a root equivalent user in linux?
• From: Wong Kwok-hon <kwokhon@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:52:36 +0800
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:40:14 -0800 (PST), M E Fieu <sibu168@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi.. I want to create a user account in linux that have root right to do
> everything.  Is that possible?  I have done the following 
>   
> in /etc/passwd    0 is the GID of root 
> tong:x:512:0::/home/tong:/bin/bash 
>   
> in /etc/group 
> tong:x:0:root 
>   
> but still doesn't work, any advice? 

How about create a user root1 and given it to root group ?


Ringo

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