Brian Sweeney wrote:
>
> So, here's question: What is the difference between someone who's an
> "administrator" and the "root" or "superuser" in Linux?
Hooboy. That set of questions is a good one - and no, it hasn't been
covered for as long as I've been around.
The short form is: root cannot be denied /anything/. Root can literally
do everything. You want to remove /bin? Root can do it.
You cannot duplicate root. You can, however, duplicate some of root's
functions using sudo. I've never personally done it, but I know it can
be done.
As for what groups Linux creates by default: that depends on the
distribution, and thus there isn't a neat description. :/
Hm. This question definately deserves to go into the techtalk FAQ.
I need to get back to FAQ-writing.
Jenn V.
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