Root

How to become root in a console

If you need root permissions, this is how to get them.

The user root is the Linux equivalent (more or less) to the Windows Administrator.

1. Open a terminal aka console aka command prompt.


2. Enter the command su


You will be asked for the password of the user root, enter it.
If you come from Windows, do not expect to see anything while entering it.
When you look at the prompt, you will see that the user name has changed to root@hdavirtu, proof that you now have acquired root permissions:


3. Do whatever you needed the root permissions for.

4. When you are done, type exit


You'll notice by looking at the prompt that you are the standard user again.