How do I know what user I am on as? I don't logon when I boot up into Suse 9.1 Pro, so does that mean I'm on as root automatically? If so, how do I add a new user? <BR><BR>Also is there some way to ...

Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux. Using the root account could lead to disaster. Sudo is the preferred method of gaining elevated privileges. When I first started using Linux ...

Even though the root account is "disabled" by default in OS X, you will still see many system processes running under this account when you open Activity Monitor, which might be confusing to some ...

While rarely needed, the root user can be enabled to give full and unrestricted access to an OS X system for troubleshooting purposes. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...