On Thursday 19 Jun 2003 5:19 pm, Crak600 - Michael wrote: > And one more question...what is ROOT and what is it used for? when > would i ever have to use it and how do i get into ROOT? ROOT is > used for adding programs or making changes, right? > Root is the Super User that can do anything - which is why Curt joked (?) about screwing everthing up. It will, if you are careless or unwise.
You do need administrator rights for some things, so, if you like command-line working, when that happens you type 'su' and are asked for the root password. When you have finished you type 'exit' and it goes back to 'being you', i.e. with normal user rights. If you need to do things from a gui (for instance you need to change permissions for something), open File Manager Super User Mode. Again you will have to give the root password. Again, close it when you have finished so that you can't make stupid mistakes (and we can all do that, believe me). Some programs, because they do serious things to the system, will ask for the root password before you can use them. Mandrake Control Center is one. Webmin - an excellent tool for configuring all sorts of things- is another. As before, don't keep the session open longer than you need to. HTH Anne
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