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Operating Systems Solaris How do you make a superuser? Post 303003540 by hicksd8 on Friday 15th of September 2017 12:32:21 PM

09-15-2017

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Re your post#1, in Solaris 11 the root user (superuser) is a 'role' by default and cannot be logged into directly, only su'd to.

This is, of course, for security reasons. However, if you so choose, you can revert user 'root' to a standard user account by issuing:#

Code:

# rolemod -K type=normal root

having previously su'd to gain superuser rights. After that, subject to setting/knowing the root user password you can log directly in as root giving you immediate superuser rights without the need to su.

Another option would be to start your system in single user which brings it up in superuser but without multiuser services such as networking. However, you could soon script yourself something to start the services you require, mount filesystems, and other things whilst you are still in single user. It just depends on whether one single user (from the console) will serve your purpose. Perhaps provide us all with more information so that we can be more specific.

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tcom

TCOM(4) 						   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						   TCOM(4)

NAME

     tcom -- multiplexing serial communications interface

SYNOPSIS

     For 4-port TC-400 series boards:

     tcom0 at isa? port 0x100 irq 5
     com2 at tcom? slave ?
     com3 at tcom? slave ?
     com4 at tcom? slave ?
     com5 at tcom? slave ?

     For 8-port TC-800 series boards:

     tcom0 at isa? port 0x100 irq 5
     com2 at tcom? slave ?
     com3 at tcom? slave ?
     com4 at tcom? slave ?
     com5 at tcom? slave ?
     com6 at tcom? slave ?
     com7 at tcom? slave ?
     com8 at tcom? slave ?
     com9 at tcom? slave ?

DESCRIPTION

     The tcom driver provides support for the Byte Runner Technologies TC-400 and TC-800 series boards that multiplex together up to four or eight
     EIA RS-232C (CCITT V.28) communications interfaces.

     Each tcom device is the master device for up to eight com devices.  The kernel configuration specifies these com devices as slave devices of
     the tcom device, as shown in the synopsis.  The slave ID given for each com device determines which bit in the interrupt multiplexing regis-
     ter is tested to find interrupts for that device.	The port specification for the tcom device is used to compute the base addresses for the
     com subdevices and the port for the interrupt multiplexing register.

     Not all possible configuration options are currently supported (for example, speeds beyond 115200 baud are not currently supported).

FILES

     /dev/tty??

SEE ALSO

     com(4)

HISTORY

     The tcom driver was written by Jukka Marin.

BSD
								   May 20, 1998 							       BSD