Unlike in MS Windows, where any user can alter, change, or damage the system, only a root user can make such changes with linux type systems. So it is an extra security measure.
The Linux administrator is called the "root" user.
"/" is the root directory in Linux. Make sure not to confuse this with the "/root" directory, which is the home directory for the user "root" (similar to "Administrator" on Windows)
Yes.
With most Unix-derived systems, "root" is the super-user account.
The root account is the administrative account on Linux; this account has control over everything in the system.
You can obtain root permissions in Linux by using the "sudo" command before executing a command that requires elevated privileges. This allows you to temporarily act as the root user to perform administrative tasks. Alternatively, you can switch to the root user using the "su" command by entering the root user's password.
unix and linux systems are true multi user (root + others) but in windows admin and main user are same !
Yes. It's controllable by standard users if not inhibited by the root user who happens to be the administrator.
The root directory is /. The home directory is /home/user.
For Unix/Linux, use either the 'sudo' command or 'su' to the root account.
Typically a root user sees the '#' symbol as their prompt. If they already have a prompt via the PS1 shell variable then the # symbol is usually added at the end to indicate that they are a root user in this current context.
Either login as the root user or type: sudo then the command you wish to run.