Root 101 - Concept of Root for Newbies

Fozz writes "One of my colleagues wrote this article explaining the concept of root/super user for Unix newbies. He wrote it after looking for information like it and not finding much. His analogy of Unix and an apartment complex is one of the best metaphors I've seen for understanding multi-user OSes." If you're running any variety of Unix, you've probably been forced to learn this pretty well already, but this is a very lucid explanation to point out to curious friends / co-workers who aren't so sure.

Comments

Not a good idea ...

[Khalidz0r]

I think if this is directed to newbies then it shouldn't contain information about "how to get your root password".

Well, if someone needed it they'll know how to search and find out, but then, stating it right away in a "beginner" introduction only brings interest to script kiddies to *hack* the password.

If you use the information below to bypass security on a computer you're not supposed to be messing with, you're probably committing a felony.

That's more of an eye opener than a warning.

Thanks for reading,

Khalid