topic Re: Installation with user different to root in Operating System - HP-UX

Installation with user different to root

Miguel Ustariz — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:15:15 GMT

Can I install any product (patch, software, etc) with an user (no root) with ID 0 ?. It is safe and secure ?. Can I have any kind of problem with HP-UX 11.11 OS if I do it ?

Re: Installation with user different to root

Patrick Wallek — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:23:36 GMT

Having a UID of 0 means you have root privileges. So, yes you could do that.

Is it safe and seucre? Heck NO!

Having multiple UID 0 accounts on any machine is a really BAD idea and a big security risk.

Re: Installation with user different to root

Hoang Chi Cong_1 — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:12:56 GMT

As an expert idea, I think you should add that user to sys group.
But it still dangerous. And more dangerous if you give that user with 0 ID (that means root permission). Very *DANGEROUS* and *NO SECURE*
Can check while login with root user and type: id command, the out put like this:
uid=0(root) gid=3(sys) groups=0(root),1(other),2(bin),4(adm),5(daemon),6(mail),7(lp),20(users)

In my system, when install any software, patches only root(administrator) can do it.

Regard,
HoangChiCong

Re: Installation with user different to root

Norman_21 — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 00:51:57 GMT

Get SUDO!

Re: Installation with user different to root

Miguel Ustariz — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:27:44 GMT

I will use sudo. Thaks a lot!