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Subject: Re: Change root user name? possible?
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Ara Avvali writes: 

> Sorry if this might sound crazy, but is there anyway to rename root account
> to something else for extra security?
> Thank you 
> 
> 

It would not provide you any more security.
The key thing is the UID which for root has to be '0'
You can create any number of accounts with UID of 0 if
you want.  I usually create another account with UID 0 for
my own use, but for convenience reasons and not security.
That way I can have a root account with a different home
directory and shell, and such stuff all ready for me when I
log in, but not have to tamper with the main root account. 

////jerry 

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