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Find the user in question and modify assigned number, typically | Find the user in question and modify assigned number, typically 501:501 to be 0:0 | ||
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timmy:x: | timmy:x:501:501::/home/timmy:/bin/bash | ||
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Revision as of 03:02, 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 501:501 to be 0:0
example
from
timmy:x:501:501::/home/timmy:/bin/bash
to
timmy:x:0:0::/home/timmy:/bin/bash
