make user equivalent to root

[Nelson Garcia]

I have never tried doing that and might do it with a Linux appliance where
we are using Webmin (for lack of a better way not to give out the root
password).
Like you, I'd like to know the drawbacks (not that using webmin is not a
drawback).  Does that allow a user to 'su' to another user without getting a
password prompt?  (ala root).

Nelson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ballon" <calzonie at hawaii.rr.com>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at maile.hi.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 03:14 PM
Subject: [luau] make user equivalent to root


> Just a quick note, I took the easy way out and change a normal user's id
to '0'
> and the user has full access to the system.  I'll play with it some more
before
> I starting using it but it does seem to work.
>
> Anyone see any problems using this method?
>
> ---