Re: Giving a user root access

Richard B. Johnson (root@chaos.analogic.com)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:15:40 -0400 (EDT)


On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Dirk Hunter wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to give a user root access to a machine without using
> su???
>
>

Sure...
# chmod 777 /etc/passwd
...or...
root::0:0:System Administration:/root:/bin/bash
user::0:0:System Administration:/user:/bin/bash
... Then put your machine on the Internet ...

Er no. Sorry I couldn't resist!

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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