On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, G. T. Francisco wrote:

> For I back up purposes, how can I set up another root account, e.g.
> root2?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
Yes, you can create another user with UID and GID of 0, and they will
have the same root privlages.  You can use the adduser command:

adduser -u 0 -g root -d /root root2

If you want root2 to have its own home directory, skip the -d /root.

Mikkel
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    Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
 for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.


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