SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260096002
Author: Holcombe
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Merits of sudo:

Root is often termed as super-user account, the all-powerful account in Linux that is disabled for interactive users.

  • The account mainly exists for the use of the Operating Systems.
  • It is disabled for interactive users as the standard procedure during Linux installation.
  • The Root account has complete control over all folders and files on the Linux system...

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