The Power of 'root' in Linux

LinuxSecurity.com: Let us go a little deep about the access privileges and rights which a root user has on a Linux system. Root is the default name for system administrator in a *NIX system - a super user who can do anything and everything within the operating system. As a result, root login should be used with special care. While working with a root login, we can end up doing a lot of harm to our system as well as the data, accidentally. For any user of Linux it's important to make your root account as tight as possible from attack. This article looks as some of the security issues with root and ways to improve it's security.

Related Items