Who is the root
user in Ubuntu or on any Linux based distribution? Is by default the root
password for every system running Ubuntu is same.Many documents over WEB supports not to enable root
login manually or Graphically?as it has been said that let all applications should run on User level or with Administrative accounts only?
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Also related: How to NOT become a root user? Are administrators root?– Eliah KaganMay 9, 2015 at 18:49
1 Answer
Who is the root user in Ubuntu or on any Linux based distribution?
The user having the real user id of 0
is the root
user. You can check UID by grep "root" /etc/passwd
or more precisely grep "root" /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f3
.
Is by default the root password for every system running Ubuntu is same?
By default the root
account is disabled in Ubuntu (you can enable it, although it is not recommended), you can use sudo
to impersonate root
.
Many documents over WEB supports not to enable root login manually as it has been said that let all applications should run on User level or with Administrative accounts only?