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Grex > Cyberpunk > #163: Superuser acct and Shell Acct.... are they they same thing??? | |
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cyclone1
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Superuser acct and Shell Acct.... are they they same thing???
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May 8 18:46 UTC 2002 |
I am a newbie, can someone help me?
I never used Unix before and I had just created this shell account. I just
what's the different between a shell acct and a superuser acct? I know there's
a lot of intelligent people in here so please help me.....
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borgel
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response 1 of 3:
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Aug 6 20:19 UTC 2002 |
shell accounts merly give acess. superuser accS (root) controls the shells
and other things.
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rflagg
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response 2 of 3:
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Jan 12 04:47 UTC 2004 |
a shell acount lets you log in to a system. once your logged in your either
a normal user or a superuser (not really but no need for detail) superuser
kicks ass, and normal accounts can like... tpye and stuff.[D
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maus
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response 3 of 3:
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May 10 07:07 UTC 2007 |
In short, root (the superuser) has full access and privilege to all
principles and capabilities of the system. A regular user is one
principle amongst many, and only has access and privilege as delegated.
A shell is a mechanism by which a user interacts with the system.
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