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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users SuSE-11 Ownership of files having root got changed Post 302515943 by funksen on Thursday 21st of April 2011 08:30:01 AM
Old 04-21-2011
is the user test above the root user in /etc/passwd?

maybe you want to post your passwd file


in general it's not recommended to use users with id 0 other than root,
what do you want to achieve with it? tried sudo?

cheers

---------- Post updated at 14:30 ---------- Previous update was at 14:24 ----------

i tried this out:

this order in passwd:

Code:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
test:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

id as root:

Code:
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(disk),10(wheel)



this order in passwd:

Code:
test:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

id again:

Code:
uid=0(test) gid=0(root) groups=0(root),1(bin),2(daemon),3(sys),4(adm),6(disk),10(wheel)

so simply change the order and you should be fine
 

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install(1)						      General Commands Manual							install(1)

Name
       install - install binaries

Syntax
       install [-c] [-m mode] [-o owner] [-g group] [-s] binary destination

Description
       The  binary  is moved to destination.  If destination already exists, it is removed before binary is moved.  If the destination is a direc-
       tory then binary is moved into the destination directory with its original file-name.

       The command refuses to move a file onto itself.

Options
       -c		   Copies binary to destination.

       -g group 	   Specifies a different group from group staff for destination.  The destination is changed to group system; the -g group
			   option  may	be used to specify a different group.  The user must belong to the specified group and be the owner of the
			   file or the superuser.

       -m mode		   Specifies a different mode from the standard 755 for destination.

       -o owner 	   Specifies a different owner from owner root for destination.  The destination is changed  to  current  owner.   The	-o
			   owner option may be used to specify a different owner, but only the superuser can change the owner.

       -s		   Strips the binary after it is installed.

See Also
       chgrp(1), chmod(1), cp(1), mv(1), strip(1), chown(8)

																	install(1)
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