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What are accounts in Linux?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Just like on windows you have multiple user accounts. Unlike windows, you have accounts you may never log into that handle certain programs not fit to running in your account for security and other reasons.

Linux always has the root account which compares to the Administrator user account in windows and is alternatively called the Super User account. Idealy you want to run in a limited privileges account unlike some do in windows because in windows many important programs require admin level access. In Linux the only time you really need elevated user privileges is while installing software for all users and changing system wide settings.

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