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## ## hints for wiki contributors about Root: ## - write hints/guidelines here. ## ## Remember, it's important (for search engines) that title actually ## contains words relevant to the page content. ("introduction" don't help) ## ||<tablestyle="width: 100%;" style="border: 0px hidden">~-Translation(s): none / [:German/Root:Deutsch] - [:French/Root:Français]-~||<style="text-align: right;border: 0px hidden"> (!) [:/Discussion:Discussion]|| |
##For Translators - to have a constantly up to date translation header in you page, you can just add a line like the following (with the comment's character at the start of the line removed) ##<<Include(Root, ,from="^##TAG:TRANSLATION-HEADER-START",to="^##TAG:TRANSLATION-HEADER-END")>> ##TAG:TRANSLATION-HEADER-START ~-[[DebianWiki/EditorGuide#translation|Translation(s)]]: [[ar/Root|العربية]] - [[Root|English]] - [[es/Root|Español]] - [[fr/Root|Français]] - [[it/Root|Italiano]] - [[pt_BR/Root|Português (Brasil)]] - [[ru/Root|Русский]] - [[sv/Root|Svenska]] - [[zh_CN/root|简体中文]]-~ ##TAG:TRANSLATION-HEADER-END |
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Explanations about the {{{root}}} account. | '''Root''' is the name of the most powerful account on a Debian installation. The {{{root}}} user account can do everything on the machine. Root is also known as supervisor and administrator. Root's home ({{{~}}}) folder is {{{/root}}}. |
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## If your page gets really long, uncomment this Table of Contents [[TableOfContents(2)]] |
{{{root}}} has [[WikiPedia:User_identifier|uid]] 0 and [[WikiPedia:Group_identifier|gid]] 0. |
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= What is root? = | <<TableOfContents>> |
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{{{Root}}} is the name of the most powerful account on a Debian installation. This user account can do everything on the machine. It's also known as supervisor, administrator. | == Password == At installation time, you are asked whether you want to use the root account or not. |
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It has uid 0 and gid 0. | * If you want to ''(the default)'', you'll be asked to provide a '''complex''' password for root. ''Use a strong one!'' * If not, no root account is enabled and the password of the first user created will be used for administration tasks. * If you forgot your root password, you first need to [[https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch04.en.html#_securing_the_root_password|reset the password]], then log as root (now accessible without password) and run {{{passwd}}} to set a new password. |
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= Password = At installation time, you are been asked for creation or not of the root account. * if you want so ''(the default)'', you'll be asked to provide a password for root. Use a strong one! * if not, no root account is enabled and the password of the first user created will be used for administration tasks. |
== How to use root level access as a normal user == * Under [[MATE]] : in MATE Application Menu/Accessories/Root Terminal * From console : read ''Debian Reference''{{{}}}'s [[http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch01.en.html#_the_root_shell_prompt|Login to a shell prompt as root]] * In a terminal : you can use [[DebianMan:1/su|su]] to change your identity to root. <<BR>> However, it's recommended to configure and use [[sudo]] or [[Doas|doas]] to run a given command. When you change from a normal user to root, your prompt will change from {{{user@mypc:~$}}} to {{{root@mypc:/home/user#}}} .<<BR>> To find out as which user you're operating now, execute the command {{{whoami}}}. |
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## You can add other helpful links See also: * [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tutorial.en.html#s-login-root Login to a shell prompt as root] * [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-tips.en.html#s-crackroot "I forgot the root password!"] |
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Translation(s): العربية - English - Español - Français - Italiano - Português (Brasil) - Русский - Svenska - 简体中文
Root is the name of the most powerful account on a Debian installation. The root user account can do everything on the machine. Root is also known as supervisor and administrator. Root's home (~) folder is /root.
Password
At installation time, you are asked whether you want to use the root account or not.
If you want to (the default), you'll be asked to provide a complex password for root. Use a strong one!
- If not, no root account is enabled and the password of the first user created will be used for administration tasks.
If you forgot your root password, you first need to reset the password, then log as root (now accessible without password) and run passwd to set a new password.
How to use root level access as a normal user
Under MATE : in MATE Application Menu/Accessories/Root Terminal
From console : read Debian Reference's Login to a shell prompt as root
In a terminal : you can use su to change your identity to root.
However, it's recommended to configure and use sudo or doas to run a given command.
When you change from a normal user to root, your prompt will change from user@mypc:~$ to root@mypc:/home/user# .
To find out as which user you're operating now, execute the command whoami.
CategoryRoot | CategorySystemSecurity | CategorySystemAdministration