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  1. 10-17-2007 #1
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    3 quick admin questions about root and UID (User I.D. (Identification))

    can u change root to another UID other than 0?
    would this make it more secure?
    would this cause problems?
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    1) yes
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    3) definitely
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    As I recall, the superuser becomes the superuser by virtue of having UID = 0. I can find a number of references to this online, but no authoritative source.

    In any event, since root needs UID 0, changing it would be a bad idea.
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  4. 10-18-2007 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cabhan View Post
    As I recall, the superuser becomes the superuser by virtue of having UID = 0. I can find a number of references to this online, but no authoritative source.

    In any event, since root needs UID 0, changing it would be a bad idea.
    Yeah, I've read that somewhere as well. I wouldn't recommend messing with default userIDs.
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