Duplicate root account.

[Tingli]

Take a look at man sudoers, there might be something to help you.

[Raj D.]

Bullz,

Yes, you can create duplicate root id, with -o option with useradd command.
#useradd -u 0 -o ..... -m /home/root1 root1

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60105/useradd.1M.html



However it is wise to use sudo , and that way system will be secure and access can be delegated properly.

There is another good software available ($$) for access control is powerbroker and can be used for wide range of unix systems including linux:

http://www.beyondtrust.com/products/pbreviews.asp

HTH,
Raj.

[Dennis Handly]

If you don't want sudo, there is HP's RBAC:
https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=AccessControl

[bullz]

Folks,

I really appreciate the replies which you all sent.
Still points need to be assigned for ROOTSH posts. I do that shortly.

Major challenge here is, can I get a root access ( eventually I should login as root ) for normal user without below options.

â ¢ There shouldnâ t be any duplicate UID of 0 (zero)
â ¢ SUDO also strictly restricted for some reason

I got an advice to install ROOTSH, but my question here is, will it work without SUDO?
Also, will it work on Linux, and solaris too?