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  1. 11-02-2006 #1
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    Smile how do log-out of root

    IS there any good guid to follow, that i can use to see if i am in root, yeah yeah lol i am new to linux lol useing suse 10.1 and i dont even know if i am logged in root, i had a problem deleteing files it gives me an error so i want to be able to delete those files though i still can't so any help would be thankful! THANKS GUYS/GIRLS! BUH BYE
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    in konsole/terminal type 'whoami'
    that will tell you ... who you are...

    hey ! its not a joke.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Fullback
    IS there any good guid to follow, that i can use to see if i am in root
    Open a konsole. Type "whoami".

    Edit - beaten by "devils_casper" by a microsecond!!
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    yeah ! its very pleasant coincidence man !




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    If you are working in a terminal, your shell prompt is usually a good indicator of whether you are root or not e.g. a "$" sign means you are a normal user and a "#" means you are root. Also some prompts actually write the name of the current user e.g.
    Code:
    [root@somehost ~]#
    For a normal user, the prompt is usually something like
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    [user@somehost ~]$
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    I use id. 2 chars instead of 6 chars to type
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