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 To do that from a remote computer, [[SSHtoHDA|SSH into your HDA]].
-'''NOTE:'''  Precede each command with <code>sudo</code> for Ubuntu and Fedora if you did not create a ''root'' password.
+'''NOTE:  Precede each command with <code>sudo</code> for Ubuntu and Fedora if you did not create a ''root'' password.'''
 Once the Terminal window is open, type the following command:

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−	~~Root can mean different things in Linux:<br>~~
−	*''root partition'' 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>~~
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	Sometimes, you'll be asked to open a Terminal window, and become root.		Sometimes, you'll be asked to open a Terminal window, and become root.

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		+	Root can mean different things in Linux:<br>
		+	*''root partition'' 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>
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	Sometimes, you'll be asked to open a Terminal window, and become root.		Sometimes, you'll be asked to open a Terminal window, and become root.

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 To do that from a remote computer, [[SSHtoHDA|SSH into your HDA]].
-Once the Terminal window is open, type the following command ('''NOTE:'''  Precede each command with <code>sudo</code> for Ubuntu and Fedora if you did not create a ''root'' password.):
+'''NOTE:'''  Precede each command with <code>sudo</code> for Ubuntu and Fedora if you did not create a ''root'' password.
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 [<strong style="color:red">root</strong>@hda ~]#
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-You'll be asked for the root password:
+You'll be asked for the root password (for Ubuntu and Fedora, the password is your ''user'' password):
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	Sometimes, you'll be asked to open a Terminal window, and become root.		Sometimes, you'll be asked to open a Terminal window, and become root.
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−	~~To do that, on the HDA itself, go in the Applications menu, and select System > Terminal.~~

	To do that from a remote computer, [[SSHtoHDA\|SSH into your HDA]].		To do that from a remote computer, [[SSHtoHDA\|SSH into your HDA]].