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Re: no user root


On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:53:47 -0500, lhall at pop dot ma dot ultranet dot com <lhall at pop dot ma dot ultranet dot com> wrote:
Make a user "root" if you want to using "net user" but the privileged
user account on Windows is "Administrator". That may be what you're looking for.


i don't know if it would be of any help, but the group policy editor allows you to change the name of Administrator.

run "gpedit.msc".

i changed my Administrator login to "root"... just for shits and giggles.

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