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Q: Administrator account on a UNIX or Linux system?
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What of the accounts is built into Linux?

For the most part, every Unix-based and Unix-like (and by extension, Linux) distribution will have a root account (equivalent to a system administrator account in Windows). The remaining accounts will be allocated for the users and for certain applications.


Is unix and Linux an open system?

Linux is an open system, Unix is not.


What is a difference between systems administrator and Linux systems administrator?

"System Administrator" is just that a general sysadmin that more than likely is only certified to use Windows Server and is network-savvy. Whereas a Linux System Administrator is certified in Linux and networking.


What would be an alternate job title with similar duties to a Windows Unix Linux etc Administrator?

Systems Administrator :)


What is the difference between unix operating system and Linux operating system?

Linux is a Unix-like system. This means that it is inspired or influenced by Unix in some shape or form (Linux started off from Minix), but it is not directly derived from Unix. However, BSD is based on Unix, and macOS is indirectly Unix-based because of its mixed heritage with BSD.


Was linex operating system used before the unix system?

Unix came first; Linux is a clone of the Unix Operating System.


What operating system compares with Linux?

unix


What Linux super-user account is built into Linux?

With most Unix-derived systems, "root" is the super-user account.


What operating system did the maker of Linux copy?

Linux is not an exact copy of any previous operating system. It is modeled after various Unix and Unix-like systems.


Is UNIX based on Linux?

No, but Linux is based on Unix since Linux is a Unix clone.


Which is better to learn Linux or Unix?

Linux is far more common these days than traditional Unix. But as any old system administrator will tell you, learn to learn, don't learn the system. There are numerous differences between the different Linux distros, differences between Linux and Unix, and differences between each of the Unices. Learning everything about each system is a daunting task, and probably near impossible. Rather than, say, learning all of the different command line switches for "ls" on each system, just know how to access a man page.


What operating system is considered a derivative of Unix?

Linux.