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What is the name of the administrator equivalent account in Linux?
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∙ 14y ago
Technically, there is none. Different groups for accounts can be created based on the type of permissions they have. User accounts are then assigned to one or more of these accounts based on what permissions the system administrator wants them to have. There is a group called "admin", but it does not work in the same way as the Administrator group. People sometimes cite that the "root" account is the equivalent, but this is incorrect. The root account is never used directly on a properly-designed Linux system. Users in the "admin" group can perform tasks with root permissions, but they must enter credentials whenever they need to do so; Administrators in Windows do not.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe "administrator" in Linux is known as "root."
BE WARNED: It's really not a good idea to use root unless it's absolutely necessary. Linux follows the classic Unix security principle of "least privilege." You create a normal user with minimal rights for three good reasons:
1. It's much much harder to accidentally hose your system.
2. The (*EXTREMELY*) rare virus in Linux can do only minimal damage.
3. Barring privilege escalation exploits, if an attacker exploits and application you are running, they are generally stuck using only your own permissions.
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Can't Change my Computer Vista account into Administrator. an account appeared called Administrator and when i log into that account to change my original account back to administrator is won't let me?
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What is An administrator's name and password for a Mac?
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How can you find out the administrator password in Windows XP from a limited account without changing anything?
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Is Linux a multiuser OS?
Yes Linux does support the creation of multiple user accounts. If you wish to learn to use the command line, these commands are how you create a new account along with a password. 1) useradd "new account name" 2) passwd "name of new account" you will be prompted for a password then asked to retype it. to delete a user type: userdel "name of account" to delete the account and all the accounts files type: userdel -r "name of account" All of the commands I've listed must be run by the root account.
What windows 7 utility can you use to change the name of the built-in administrator account?
Group Policy
How do you make an administrator account if you dont have an administrator account?
You can change administrator's password by a few easy steps.1. Open the Start menu and click on "Run..."2. Type "cmd" and click enter.3. Type "net user (admin name) *Where it says (admin name) you should type the administrator's name. Make sure you type a space and then a *.4. It should ask you to type a password. Just type enter if you want no password.It should then ask you to confirm. Re-type what you just typed.5. There you are. Log out of your account, and their password should be changed/gone. Now go onto their account, go to "User Accounts" and make yourself an administrator.6. GET SUSPENDED
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What Window utility can you use to change the name of the built-in Administrator account?
computer management console
How can you change to administrator from your name?
assuming that you are working from a computer with windows as the operating system: click on start, then on control panel then on user accounts from there you can change the user accounts click on change an account then choose the account you would like to change then change my account type then you have the choice of either computer administrator or a limited account if another user is already registered as computer administrator, this could be tricky. this would then require asking them to shed their responsibilities onto you. to do this they just need to follow the same procedure as above. NOTE: only the computer administrator can change the account types!
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For a system administrator to add a Samba password for a new user, they have to first add the new user name, then the new user password via commands. To add the username, add the command line, "adducer (name)" or "# user add (name)." Once they have their account, the administrator can add the command line, "# smbpasswd -a (name)".
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The person that initially set the computer up created that account name. The name signifies that the account is protected against security risks. For more information on computer security visit Answers.com
