Results 11 to 14 of 14
How do I know if I am the root or not? If I am the only user on the machine, wouldn't that mean that I am automatically the root? Is ...
Enjoy an ad free experience by logging in. Not a member yet? Register.
- 04-30-2003 #11Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Apr 2003
- Posts
- 9
How do I know if I am the root or not? If I am the only user on the machine, wouldn't that mean that I am automatically the root? Is the administrator the same thing as root?
- 04-30-2003 #12Linux Engineer
- Join Date
- Apr 2003
- Location
- Sweden
- Posts
- 796
Type the following commandHow do I know if I am the root or not?
Code:id or whoami
You could say that, root is the top user in unix and linux, it has access to everything. Its therefore good that never log on aa root. Create a own account and use only the root account when you want to administrate och configurate something.Is the administrator the same thing as root?
Regards
Regards
Andutt
- 04-30-2003 #13Just Joined!
- Join Date
- Apr 2003
- Posts
- 9
How would I even use the root account? How do I login as the root? Do I have to do that in a non-graphical boot manager?
- 04-30-2003 #14Linux Guru
- Join Date
- Oct 2001
- Location
- Täby, Sweden
- Posts
- 7,578
In the shell, run "su -" to log you in as root.
Reply With Quote 
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
