Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 19:35:40 +0000 From: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Renaming root to something else ? Message-ID: <20011221193540.GA598@rhadamanth>
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Here's question oozing with newbieness, but I'm still convinced
this is the correct list.
Does this code from src/sbin/init/init.c preclude renaming of the
root account ?
/*
* Establish an initial user so that programs running
* single user do not freak out and die (like passwd).
*/
if (setlogin("root") < 0)
warning("setlogin() failed: %m");
If so, wouldn't it be an idea to call getpwnam on uid 0 ?
I don't even know C all that well, so flame on if this is obvious,
but if you could indicate why at the same time it would be nice ;)
Thanks,
Ceri
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