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= Create =
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useradd <username>
useradd -m <username>
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= Impersonate root =
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'''For CentOS/Linux'''<br>
'''For CentOS/Linux and Debian'''<br>
Give an account root permissions. (Different from above)<br>
Give an account root permissions. (Different from above)<br>
This will make the user seen as root even though logged in as a different account.
This will make the user seen as root even though logged in as a different account.
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vi /etc/passwd
vi /etc/passwd
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Find the user in question and modify assigned number, typically 501:501 to be 0:0
Find the user in question and modify assigned number, in this example 501:501 to be 0:0
example<br>
example<br>
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 1 December 2014

Create

useradd -m <username>

Delete

userdel -r <username>

Change Password

passwd <username>

Disable Account

passwd -l <username>

Assign root permissions

For Debian

vi /etc/sudoers
<username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

Impersonate root

For CentOS/Linux and Debian
Give an account root permissions. (Different from above)
This will make the user seen as root even though logged in as a different account.

vi /etc/passwd

Find the user in question and modify assigned number, in this example 501:501 to be 0:0 example
from

timmy:x:501:501::/home/timmy:/bin/bash

to

timmy:x:0:0::/home/timmy:/bin/bash