From the course: LPI Linux Essentials (010-160) Cert Prep

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Working as root

Working as root - Linux Tutorial

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Working as root

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- Linux can have thousands of users, operating on a single computer or server. Now because of that we need to have one user, with a super amount of power to manage the whole computer. Now this user known as root is also called a superuser or administrator. Most people use computers to do ordinary day to day computer tasks, and these user tasks are usually just something that don't require special permissions. Our root account on the other hand, exists to be able to enable performing these administrative tasks. Things like installing new software, preparing a new disc for use in the computer, and managing ordinary user accounts by resetting passwords, and doing things like that. These tasks require access to system files, that an ordinary user just doesn't need to modify. So whenever you performing a command line task, that requires a root privilege, you need to actually change into the root user. You can do this in…

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