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 in Linux.<br>The ''root partition'' is the partition with you system files in it.<br>The ''filesystem root'' is the ground level of your filesystem, you can go in no deeper.<br><br>The user ''root'' is the Linux equivalent (more or less) to the Windows Administrator.<br><br> === How to become root in a console === If you need root permissions, this is how to get them. 1. Open a terminal ''aka'' console ''aka'' command prompt.<br>[[File:open terminal.jpg|600px]]<br><br>2. Enter the command ''su''<br>[[File:root rights1.jpg|600px]]<br><br>You will be asked for the password of the user ''root'', enter it.<br>If you come from Windows, do not expect to see anything while entering it.<br>When you look at the prompt, you will see that the user name has changed Refer to ''root@hdavirtu'', proof that you now have acquired root permissions:<br>[[File:root rights2.jpg|600px]]<br><br>3. Do whatever you needed the root permissions for.<br><br>4. When you are done, type ''exit''<br>[[File:root rights3.jpg|600px]]<br><br>You'll notice by looking at the prompt that you are the standard user again. See [[Open_Terminal_as_root|Open Terminal as Root]] for command line version.
