Open Terminal as root

Root can mean different things in Linux:

• root partition is the partition with your system files in it.
  
• root file system is the ground level of your file system. You can go in no deeper.
  
  

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

Sometimes, you'll be asked to open a Terminal window, and become root.

To do that from a remote computer, SSH into your HDA.

NOTE: Precede each command with sudo for Ubuntu and Fedora if you did not create a root password.

Once the Terminal window is open, type the following command:

su -

You'll be asked for the root password (for Ubuntu and Fedora, the password is your user password):

[gb@hda ~]$ su -
Password:

You now have a Terminal open, and you're logged as root:

[root@hda ~]#

To exit back to the standard user:

[root@hda ~]$ exit
[gb@hda ~]#