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> <channel><title>Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX &#187; root account</title> <atom:link href="http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/tag/root-account/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq</link> <description>Every answer asks a more beautiful question.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Linux Change Password</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-change-password/</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-change-password/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 22:45:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/etc/passwd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/etc/shadow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[centos change password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[command passwd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[credentials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debian Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fedora Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gentoo Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mandriva Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OpenSUSE Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[passwd command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[passwords]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Redhat Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RHEL Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root account]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root user]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slackware Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suse Change Password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[system administrator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ubuntu Change Password]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">H</span>ow do I change my own password as well as the passwords of other users as required under Linux operating system without using GUI systems?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-change-password/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Delete all root mail / inbox from a shell prompt</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/delete-all-root-email-mailbox/</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/delete-all-root-email-mailbox/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:10:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BASH Shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CentOS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debian / Ubuntu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EMail Servers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Troubleshooting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNIX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[centos linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[email]]></category> <category><![CDATA[empty user emailbox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mail username]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root account]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root users]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spool]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/creating-root-user-account-in-linux-unix/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Q. I’d like to create my root account in Linux. How do I do it? A. Root user is superuser on a Unix / Linux system. Root user has all rights or permissions. . The root user can do many things an ordinary user cannot do on system such as start / stop services, grant [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/creating-root-user-account-in-linux-unix/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>36</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ubuntu Linux root Password (Default Password)</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-root-password-default-password/</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-root-password-default-password/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:13:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BASH Shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debian / Ubuntu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FAQ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ubuntu Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[User Management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[administrative commands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[default account]]></category> <category><![CDATA[default root password ubuntu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[default ubuntu root password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux default root password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux default su password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux root]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux root password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root account]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root shell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root user]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sudo command]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ubuntu default password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ubuntu default root password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ubuntu default username and password]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ubuntu root password]]></category> <guid
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class="drop_cap">I</span> have just installed Ubuntu Linux. But, what is the default root password? I can only login as a normal user. How do I login as root user?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-linux-root-password-default-password/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>84</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Linux &#8211; What defines a user account?</title><link>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-what-defines-a-user-account/</link> <comments>http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-what-defines-a-user-account/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:39:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Vivek Gite</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[/etc/passwd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[access to data]]></category> <category><![CDATA[administrative task]]></category> <category><![CDATA[administrator account]]></category> <category><![CDATA[coworkers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[default location]]></category> <category><![CDATA[etc passwd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[example servers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[installing software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[linux distribution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ms windows 2000]]></category> <category><![CDATA[multiple users]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organization requirements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root account]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root root]]></category> <category><![CDATA[root user]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software etc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software servers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unauthorized users]]></category> <guid
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