tagsRoot can mean different things in Linux: <br>*''root administrator permissions console terminalpartition'' is the partition with your system files in it.<br>*''root file system'' is the ground level of your file system. You can go in no deeper.<br><br>''root'' user is the Linux equivalent (more or less) to the Windows Administrator.<br>

Root can mean differrent things = How to become root in Linuxa console =There are two methods outlined here.<br>The == ''root partition'' is the partition with you system files in it.<br>password ==The ''filesystem root'' is the ground level of your filesystem, you can go in no deeper.<br><br>password was set during OS installThe user * Open a terminal ''rootaka'' is console also referred to as command prompt:<br> su -* You will be asked for the Linux equivalent password (more or lessyou may not see anything echoed on the screen while entering it) to the Windows Administrator.<br><br>

==''user'' made an administrator = How to become root in =The ''user'' was made an administrator during OS install* Open a terminal ''aka'' console ===also referred to as command prompt:<br> sudo su -* You will be asked for the password (you may not see anything echoed on the screen while entering it). This will be the one for your user.

* Open a terminal ''aka'' console ''aka'' command prompt.<br> su -* You will be asked for the password (you may not see anything echoed on the screen while entering it). When you look at the prompt, you will see that the user name has changed to ''root@localhost'' or something similar. This indicates you now have ''root '' privileges* Do whatever you needed as ''root''