creating the user with the uid '0'

[gany59]

how to create the multiple users with the id '0'.
Root is also the user owning the uid '0'.

could any body tell me how to create it ?

Thanks in advance

[Michal Kapalka (mikap) · Accepted solution]

hi,

that it's not possible, because each user must have unique ID, but you could asign a special group to the specified users, or use sudo for example.

mikap

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>>how to create the multiple users with the id '0'.
Root is also the user owning the uid '0'.

could any body tell me how to create it ?<<



It depends of what purpose you are willing do ?

you can perform above safe and secure by "sudo"

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

Check Below Thread, for more information on

Installation of Sudo and Configuration

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1259648615352+28353475&threadId=1237439

[Steven Schweda]

A Forum search for
uid 0
should find many old threads on this topic,
most of which seem to advise against doing
it.

[Venkatesh BL]

You could as well give the root passwd to that user! :)

[Kapil Jha]

not a good idea to make user with userid '0'

well youcan not create it, but you can change it later in passwd file and that user would behave like root.

BR,
Kapil+

[Nido]

>>>>how to create the multiple users with the id '0'.
>>>>Root is also the user owning the uid '0'.

Please forgive your poor machine ;-) and install sudo with appropriate priviledges to specific users.

>>>>could any body tell me how to create it ?
You can manually change uid to 0 after user account creation but its highly NOT-RECOMMENDED.

Cheers!!

[gany59]

Hi folks,

for giving the root permission to the some users . it is needed..

[Kapil Jha]

NO its not needed[user_id 0] to give root permission.

Thats what people are talking about here is to install sudo which would give only necessary access to another user.

BR,
Kapil+