Linux & the Command Line / Users and permissions
Lesson 9 of 30
Users and root
Every Linux user has an account, and root is the all-powerful admin. whoami shows who you are. Work as a normal user and only become root when needed.
Key points
- root can do anything
- whoami shows your user
- id shows your groups
whoami
idQuiz · +10 XP
Which account has full control of a Linux system?
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