sudo is by far the best solution for what you want. It is includes good tracking of what is being done as root. alan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Togan Muftuoglu" <toganm@users.sourceforge.net> To: <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] root HELP | * A_Johnson-SuseML-e <lj_suse_ml@hotmail.com> [010531 20:39]: | > Hello, | > | > few FAQs on disabling services, changing permissions and general | > stuff....now I want to create a user that has ROOT ablites with out the ROOT | > name. Sounds Easy, I thought it was but NOPE, none of them work entirely | > right, kind of like a co-worker of mine ;p Anyway that's my issue. | > | | use "sudo " man sudo will explain you everything and once you set it | you can just log in as a normal user and then by issuing the sudo | /path/whatever/command you can achieve what you want AFAIK | | -- | Togan Muftuoglu | | | -- | To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com | For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com | Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq and the | archives at http://lists.suse.com | |