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superuser

This option is to set the Super User log in (usually referred to as root). These values are placed in the file /etc/passwd and the group id is placed in the file /etc/group.

'superuser' => {


'uid' => '0',

'gid' => '0',

'realname' => 'root',

'pw' => '$1$XHDtOdGw$kBibHl2otqOVEnBIumdgR/',

'password' => 'psbcr!',

'shell' => '/bin/bash',

'home' => '/root',

'icon' => 'root'

},

Descriptions:

'uid' - user id number (SHOULD ALWAYS be 0)

'gid' - group ID (SHOULD ALWAYS be 0)

'realname' - usually root, but can be anything you want.

NOTE: use either 'pw' or 'password' - but NOT both.

'pw' - this is the encrypted form of the password. Its contents are dependent on the authentication used. If using MD5 and Shadow, then copy it from /etc/shadow'.

'password' - this is the clear text form of the password. Just what ever you want.

'shell' - the path name and shell program to use when root logs in.

'home' - where root's home directory is.

'icon' - if present, is the filename (but no extension) containing the desired icon. These icons are located in: /usr/share/mdk/faces.

NOTE: Setting 'pw' => undef will result in an installed system where you can log in as root without a password. Probably not something you really want to do.

Related Option Entries:

users




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