RE: [cobalt-users] multiple admin logons

[jale@xxxxxxxxxx]

> Is there a way (RAQ 3i) to have additional super-users? I want to create
> other users with admin privileges so I don't have to logon as admin to do
> what I need to do. I want other logons with their own password but able to
> do what admin does. For instance, if admin password gets fouled up I want
> to be able to logon as another admin-person to fix it. I can then also give
> my administrators a logon that I can disable if/when necessary.
> --------------------
> You _might_ want to consider editing the /etc/passwd file for the
> specified users and set the uid field to 0. Then that users would
> effectively be root. Be aware though that any such users can reboot
> your severe and/or shut it down as well as remove any file(S). Note
> also that such a user can change the root and admin passwords, effectively
> locking you out of the server.

THANKS!! The latter is what I want to be able to help with - very few 
people have real access to our RAQ box; but *in case* the admin/root 
password got lost, I want to be able to logon as one of my alternate users 
and reset it.  With your solution, could I logon to the GUI with an 
alternate logon and still do what admin could do? Like reset the admin 
password back to a known name?  I do realize the power of admin/super-user 
privilege.

Thanks!! You're a great group out there, I am very glad I joined this list 
(I was on the developer list, it was just the wrong place for me!!)

Jale (Danny in real life)