theoretical question - can root's username be changed?

Mike McCarty mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net
Fri Dec 2 02:31:19 UTC 2005


Claude Jones wrote:
> Subject line says it all...

Define "change a user's name". What is a user on a computer
with a different name? Isn't that a different user?
Are you asking whether other users may have the same privilege
as root?
The answer is "Yes".

Mike
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