Create one use with adduser command
$adduser xyz
$passwd xyz
open /etc/passwd
$vi /etc/passwd
go to last line of passwd file
Change user id and groupd id to 0,0
xyz:x:506:507::/home/xyz:/bin/bash
^^^^^^
to
xyz:x:0:0::/home/xyz:/bin/bash
On Thu, 2006-06-29 at 12:20 +0530, yogesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> hi to all
> please any one let me know
>
> how to create new super user from terminal in fedora core 3
That's generally not a good idea, I strongly recommend the use of sudo instead, it's more secure, allows accountability
> also how i protect root user password so that no one will break it
By not telling anyone?
Please explain your overall goal, there's probably a better way.
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