Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 23:44:36 +0100 From: Rogier Steehouder <r.j.s@gmx.net> To: Ceri <setantae@submonkey.net> Cc: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can I rename root? Message-ID: <20020106234436.A837@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20011231155709.GA8082@rhadamanth>; from setantae@submonkey.net on Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 03:57:09PM %2B0000 References: <20011229154552.B855@localhost> <20011230103317.A474@localhost> <20011231154733.A832@localhost> <20011231155709.GA8082@rhadamanth>
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On 31-12-2001 15:57 (+0000), Ceri wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 03:47:33PM +0100, Rogier Steehouder wrote:
> > On 30-12-2001 10:33 (+0100), Rogier Steehouder wrote:
> > > On 29-12-2001 15:45 (+0100), Rogier Steehouder wrote:
> > > > A simple question: Can I rename root?
> > >
> > > I only got the advise: Don't. iThanks for the advise, but since noone
> > > knew any programs explicitly, I did it anyway.
>
> > What was it Shakespear said about a rose's name?
>
> That's as may be, but he obviously never looked at the source ;) :
>
> setantae@rhadamanth setantae$ grep -C2 root /usr/src/sbin/init/init.c
> * single user do not freak out and die (like passwd).
> */
> if (setlogin("root") < 0)
> warning("setlogin() failed: %m");
>
> --
> struct passwd *pp;
> static const char banner[] =
> "Enter root password, or ^D to go multi-user\n";
> char *clear, *password;
> #endif
> --
<etc>
Thank you Ceri!
I don't use other people's source code if I can help it, but this is
what I was asking for. One of the most important programs in the system
assumes the superuser is called 'root'. That is a good reason to keep
the name (or change it back as I did).
So there is a good reason to keep the name (besides tradition) after all.
Now all we need is a list with other usernames some programs require and
which should not be removed.
With kind regards, Rogier Steehouder
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