Creating additional root users

[wizzer]

Anyone tell me how to create an additional user with the same abilities as root under SCO OpenServer 5.0.6G?

I have to talk some people though doing things like killing off other users but I don't want to give them the root password (because I also use this on another machine- bad practice i know )

Thanks very much!

 

[olded]

Hi:

You probably want to use the sudo package. For more info, check out this thread:

thread80-283382

Regards,

Ed

 

[Guest_imported]

1.- create user (smith for example) in the scoadmin-users
2.- Edit the file /etc/passwd
# vi /etc/passwd
3.- find the line match smith and replace the userid with the number 0
look the example:
smith:x:103:100:Smith:/usr/smith:/bin/sh
smith:x:0:100:Smith:/usr/smith:/bin/sh
4.- Save the changes
5.- Ready, the user smith have same abilities as root

 

[Guest_imported]

1.- create user (smith for example) in the scoadmin-users
2.- Edit the file /etc/passwd
# vi /etc/passwd
3.- find the line match smith and replace the userid with the number 0
look the example:
smith:x:103:100:Smith:/usr/smith:/bin/sh
smith:x:0:100:Smith:/usr/smith:/bin/sh
4.- Save the changes
5.- Ready, the user smith have same abilities as root

 

[wizzer]

Thanks very much - all sorted now!