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

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

> Sorry to be a real pain here but I'm new to Linux and all 
> this telneting. Do I add the user to the home site of the 
> server in the GUI or do I add the user in a telnet session??
> 
> If I have to add one in the telnet session any chance of 
> letting me know how? Cheers Jason

If you are using telnet, I _strongly_ urge you to use SSH. Telnet is not encrypted, and anyhting you type, including passwords and usernames can be seen by hackers who are sniffing the lines. If you are using windows to connect from, you can download the puTTY ssh client at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html (watch for the line wrap)


I think I misread your first post. If you want a secondary admin user to be able edit DNS entries and other server config from the _GUI_, you will need to enable the account called "alteradmin". If your box is with a hosting company, they are probably using this account, and it would then be unavailable to you. If you have physical control of the box, the account is probably still available. On my XTR, it's found under Personal Profile > Account > Enable 'Alteradmin' Account


If you want to do stuff on the command line using another admin account, you can add the user by typing:
useradd -g admin -G admin,site-adm,home,site2,site3,...,siteN -s /bin/bash

For more info on the command, type:
man useradd

Vidar
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ligard, Vidar
> Sent: 08 January 2004 20:18
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Raq4 Adding a second Server admin user
> 
> 
> > 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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