Create Another Root Linux

Create extra root user account to your Linux box.

[root@fedora ~]# adduser -u 0 -o -g 0 -G 0,1,2,3,4,6,10 -M root2 
[root@fedora ~]# passwd root2

Changing password for user root2.

New UNIX password:

Retype new UNIX password:

passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully. 
[root@fedora ~]# id root2
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(disk),10(wheel)
[root@fedora ~]# less /etc/group

root:x:0:root,root2

bin:x:1:root,bin,daemon,root2

daemon:x:2:root,bin,daemon,root2

sys:x:3:root,bin,adm,root2

adm:x:4:root,adm,daemon,root2

disk:x:6:root,root2

wheel:x:10:root,root2
login as: root2

[email protected]'s password:

Last login: Thu Nov 24 23:48:49 2005 from 10.7.0.112

Could not chdir to home directory /home/root2: No such file or directory

-bash-3.00#

-bash-3.00#

-bash-3.00# su –

[root@fedora ~]# 
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