Creating root user

Creating root user

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Creating root user

On Oracle Solaris 11, you need to change the root role into a user as you cannot directly log in as root user.

To change root role into a user

Log in as local user and assume the root role.
```
% su  - root
```
Remove the root role from local users who have been assigned the role.
```
# roles admin
```
```
root
```
```
# usermod -R " " admin
```
Change the root role into a user.
```
# rolemod -K type=normal root
```
Verify the change.
- ```
# getent user_attr root
```
```
root::::auths=solaris.*;profiles=All;audit_flags=lo\
:no;lock_after_retries=no;min_label=admin_low;clearance=admin_high
```
  If the type keyword is missing in the output or is equal to normal, the account is not a role.
- ```
# userattr type root
```
  If the output is empty or lists normal, the account is not a role.
Note:

For more information, see the Oracle documentation on Oracle Solaris 11 operating system.

Note:

After installation, you may want to change root user into root role to allow local users to assume the root role.

See Changing root user into root role.

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