multiple root accounts

[Chasecreek Systemhouse]

On 3/6/06, azeem ahmad <azeem81 at msn.com> wrote:

> making alias to 0, how it could be done?
> and also the scenario is someone once changed my machine's root password.
> now if i had another root account i could access my machine and reset root
> password again

Edit /etc/passwd

Set their UserID to 0 for all you want to have root access.

Besides, if you can touch the box you can change the password using
any rescue CD.

Cheers!
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