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= Assign root permissions =
= Assign root permissions =
'''For Debian'''
<pre>
<pre>
vi /etc/sudoers
vi /etc/sudoers
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= Impersonate root =
= Impersonate root =
''For CentOS/Linux'''
Give an account root permissions. (Different from above)<br>
Give an account root permissions. (Different from above)<br>
This will make the user seen as root even though logged in as a different account.
This will make the user seen as root even though logged in as a different account.

Revision as of 03:00, 22 April 2014

Create

useradd <username>

Delete

userdel -r <username>

Change Password

passwd <username>

Disable Account

passwd -l <username>

Assign root permissions

For Debian

vi /etc/sudoers
<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

Impersonate root

For CentOS/Linux' Give an account root permissions. (Different from above)
This will make the user seen as root even though logged in as a different account.

vi /etc/passwd

Find the user in question and modify assigned number, typically 500:500 to be 0:0 example
from

timmy:x:500:500::/home/timmy:/bin/bash

to

timmy:x:0:0::/home/timmy:/bin/bash