What a Linux root user can do - and 8 ways you should absolutely never use it ...

Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux. Using the root account could lead to disaster. Sudo is the preferred method of gaining elevated privileges. When I first started using Linux ...

The person with the highest privilege level on a Unix/Linux computer. The root user, or just plain "root" is the "superuser" in the Unix world just as an "administrator" is the "superuser" for Windows ...

Joe is a seasoned Mac veteran with years of experience on the platform. He reports on Macs, iPods, iPhones and anything else Apple sells. He even has worked in Apple retail stores. He's also a ...

There was a time when real system administrators just logged into Unix systems as root. But as we all know — with great power comes great responsibility. It’s too easy to do terrible things when you ...

The Kali Linux distribution is going to switch to a new security model by defaulting to a non-root user starting with the upcoming 2020.1 release. This change will come with the release of the 2020.1 ...

How to change a root password in a Docker image Your email has been sent You’ve probably already read that some Docker images were released with null passwords ...

How do I know what user I am on as? I don't logon when I boot up into Suse 9.1 Pro, so does that mean I'm on as root automatically? If so, how do I add a new user? <BR><BR>Also is there some way to ...

cat /usr/bin/mount_music.sh #!/bin/bash mount -t cifs -o ro,username=utwig,password=sekrit,vers=3\.0 //10.13.37.137/music /mnt/music ls /usr/bin/mount_music.sh -l ...