Superuser - Revision history

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	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser [i.e., uid=0], regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

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	}}		}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for system administration. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a user identifier (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a role-based security model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The principle of least privilege recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

	==Unix and Unix-like==		==Unix and Unix-like==

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2024-10-28T08:42:41Z

Fuvk off!!!

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	}}		}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for ~~[[system administrator\|~~system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for system administration. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a user identifier (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a role-based security model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The principle of least privilege recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

	==Unix and Unix-like==		==Unix and Unix-like==

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	}}		}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a user identifier (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

202.165.82.27 at 19:25, 19 October 2024

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	}}		}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a user identifier (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

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			{{hatnote group\|
			{{For\|the Q&A site\|Stack Exchange{{!}}Super User}}{{Distinguish\|Power user}}
			}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

161.142.152.150 at 06:52, 19 October 2024

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	{{hatnote group\|
	{{For\|the Q&A site\|Stack Exchange{{!}}Super User}}{{Distinguish\|Power user}}
	}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

Joy: Reverted edit by 196.189.127.23 (talk) to last version by MagpieNI

2024-10-01T03:29:03Z

Reverted edit by 196.189.127.23 (talk) to last version by MagpieNI

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	}}		}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for system administration. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

196.189.127.23 at 22:04, 30 September 2024

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	}}		}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for ~~[[system administrator\|~~system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for system administration. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.

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Added hatnote to distinguish power user.

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	{{For\|the Q&A site\|Stack Exchange{{!}}Super User}}		{{For\|the Q&A site\|Stack Exchange{{!}}Super User}}{{Distinguish\|Power user}}

			}}
	In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.		In computing, the '''superuser''' is a special user account used for [[system administrator\|system administration]]. Depending on the operating system (OS), the actual name of this account might be '''root''', '''administrator''', '''admin''' or '''supervisor'''. In some cases, the actual name of the account is not the determining factor; on Unix-like systems, for example, the user with a [[user identifier]] (UID) of zero is the superuser, regardless of the name of that account;<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|title=getpwuid\|work=opengroup.org\|access-date=12 January 2019\|archive-date=22 August 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822103716/http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getpwuid.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> and in systems which implement a [[role-based security]] model, any user with the role of superuser (or its synonyms) can carry out all actions of the superuser account.
	The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.		The [[principle of least privilege]] recommends that most users and applications run under an ordinary account to perform their work, as a superuser account is capable of making unrestricted, potentially adverse, system-wide changes.