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[ILUG] Can root be renamed?

[ILUG] Can root be renamed?

Paul Jakma paul at clubi.ie
Tue Jan 27 14:39:53 GMT 2004


On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Frank Murphy wrote:

> Can "root account" be renamed to something less well  known?
> If so how?

can be but, as niall said, lots of stuff will break.

check out selinux though (FC2 will have be selinux enabled 
apparently - have a look at current redhat rawhide).

> Frank

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