Most command in the BackTrack 5 are same as Ubuntu or other common Linux I guess. So in this article, I would like to share some of the commands that are important in managing BackTrack’s users. If you are looking for how to add non-root or normal user in BackTrack, I already posted the tutorial in last few weeks.

How to login as other user in terminal

Open up your terminal. Then write the code as below:

su - <username>

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Did you happen to know how to add or create new user in BackTrack 5 and why you have to do that? The ultimate reason of creating new user with lesser privileges than root is because of security concern.

With default installation of BackTrack 5 R1, you will find there is only one user created in the operating system; root (or SuperUser). It is very dangerous for us to run as root because root has full privileges in the operating system.

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Did you had ever heard about BackTrack? BackTrack is one of the linux distro based on ubuntu which is dedicated to digital forensics and penetration testing use. The latest version of BackTrack is BackTrack 5 R1.

BackTrack provides users with easy access to a comprehensive and large collection of security-related tools ranging from port scanners to password crackers. Support for Live CD and Live USB functionality allows users to boot BackTrack directly from portable media without requiring installation, though permanent installation to hard disk is also an option.

Other than that, the new BackTrack 5 R1 also comes with several flavours and architectures. You can download it either in GNOME or KDE, in 32/64 bit. You also can download it via torrent if you want.

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