[huskerlug] Re: Easy Question? User alias?
- From: "J.R. Wessels" <jwessels@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:56:50 -0500
I wonder... perhaps copy/pasting the line in the passwd file and just
changing the user name? The number id, group id and home directory could be
the same. The file system doesn't store the usernames in the file
permissions, but uses a number. The number is then referenced for us mere
humans to use in the passwd and group files.
On Sunday 25 August 2002 11:52, you wrote:
> Carl,
>
> one solution to your problem would be to create a group that only those two
> users belong to. You would have to change the permissions to 77x for all
> of the files you want to share and would probably want to make that your
> default mask as well. You could even point both users to the same home
> directory if you want. Just change the entry in /etc/passwd.
>
> --Ben Chavet
>
> Quoting Carl Lundstedt <clundst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Hey all,
> > Maybe this is a newbie question, but is there a way to alias one user to
> > another so that Linux treats them as the same person for file
> > protection, home directory password and the like?
> >
> > A 'for instance': What if I wanted both users carl and clundstedt to be
> > transparent to me if I log in as one or the other? Thus I could log in
> > as carl and still act like clundstedt.
> >
> > Any thoughts? Is there a reason why I wouldn't want this?
> >
> > Carl Lundstedt
> > UNL
> >
> >
> >
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