 toor: Encyclopedia II - Superuser - Unix and Unix-likeIn Unix-style computer operating systems, root is the conventional name of the user who has all rights or permissions in all modes (single- or multi-user). Alternative names include baron in BeOS and avatar on some Unix variants. BSD often provides a toor ("root" backwards) account in addition to a root account. The root user can do many things an ordinary user cannot, such as changing the ownership of ...
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