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Can root ID be duplicated
Hi,

I have the root id and the uid is always 0 for the root. Can i create another user say admin with the uid as 0? If so will it have the same privilege as that of user.

Will there be any effect while doing this?

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We can create a such user id with duplicate uid of root. But don't know the effect of it
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It will still be the same user. The UNIX kernel and filesystems identify users by the uid, not the name.
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It will still be the same user. The UNIX kernel and filesystems identify users by the uid, not the name.
So if i forgot the root password, can i login through admin (uid=0) id and have all the rights like root.
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Of course, you will have full root privilege with that user cause your ID is 0, but single user mode is the better way to recover a lost root password
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single user mode is the better way to recover a lost root password
being an extremely lazy SA, i would not go to single user mode when a quick reset of the root password can be done by another root account ... going to single user mode just to recover a lost password takes the machine off line and involves a lot more steps to do the same thing as what is available already ...
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on an audit perspective, you will invite alot of questions from the auditor for having 2 ids with number 0.
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