A way to secure root?

BrollyLSSJ

Joined: 2007-08-20
Posts: 5
Posted: Thu, 2007-08-23 09:12

Is there a way to secure the user root from being deleted by another admin user?


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valiant

Joined: 2003-01-04
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Posted: Thu, 2007-08-23 09:23

there's no "root" user in g2.
there are 2 users by default: a single admin user and a guest user.

you can then add more admin users if you want.
g2 allows all admin users to delete any other admin user. if there's only one admin user left, you can't delete it.

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BrollyLSSJ

Joined: 2007-08-20
Posts: 5
Posted: Thu, 2007-08-23 15:07

There is a root user in g2 if you name the Administrator root while the installation is running. The first administrator created uppon installation should never be deletable for security purposes.

Thank you for your answer.