Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:26:30 -0400 From: "Jerold McAllister" <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Ara@Avvali.COM Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Change root user name? possible? Message-ID: <E1C0PtG-0006JC-Uj@sys27.mail.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20040825225051.7730643D58@mx1.FreeBSD.org> References: <20040825225051.7730643D58@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
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Ara Avvali writes: > Sorry if this might sound crazy, but is there anyway to rename root account > to something else for extra security? > Thank you > > It would not provide you any more security. The key thing is the UID which for root has to be '0' You can create any number of accounts with UID of 0 if you want. I usually create another account with UID 0 for my own use, but for convenience reasons and not security. That way I can have a root account with a different home directory and shell, and such stuff all ready for me when I log in, but not have to tamper with the main root account. ////jerry > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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