RE: [cobalt-users] Raq4 Adding a second Server admin user

["Ligard, Vidar" <vligard@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi,
> We have two people who set-up virtual sites and the DNS 
> server on our raqs. Me and my college. I can never remember 
> passwords unless they are something personal. but we have 
> some silly made up password which means nothing.
> 
> SO...
> Is it possible to set-up a second admin username something 
> like admin2 which will allow me into the admin GUI and give 
> me the same file permissions as the user admin. Meaning I 
> could have a separate password which I can remember?

Yes, you can add a user (with any username), 
and make sure they are in the same groups as the
Admin user. After adding the user, edit the etc/groups file
Be careful if you edit the raw file, you don't want to make mistakes here.

Or you can use commandline tools to add groups:
usermod -G [comma-separated list of groups] [username]

If you want 2 superuser (root) accounts, edit the /etc/passwd file,
And change the numbers for a particular user to be 0:0, just like the root user has. Whatever user you put 0:0 on will be superusers, and have complete control of your server.

Vidar
> 
> I can't find anything in the archives so I'm guessing its not 
> a common thing to do.
> 
> Thanks for any help
> Jason
> Jasonh@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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