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<H1><A NAME=SECTION00610000000000000000>4.1 About Root, Hats, and the Feeling of Power </A></H1>
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As you know, UNIX differentiates between different users, so that
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what they do to each other and to the system can be regulated (one
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wouldn't want anybody to be able to read one's love letters,
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for instance). Each user is given an <b>account</b>, which
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includes a username, home directory, and so on. In addition
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to accounts given to real people, there are special system-defined
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accounts which have special privileges. The most
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important of these is the <b>root account</b>, for the
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username <tt>root</tt>.
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<A NAME=4232> </A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html3765 HREF="node157.html#SECTION00611000000000000000">4.1.1 The root account</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html3766 HREF="node158.html#SECTION00612000000000000000">4.1.2 Abusing the system</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html3767 HREF="node159.html#SECTION00613000000000000000">4.1.3 Dealing with users</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html3768 HREF="node160.html#SECTION00614000000000000000">4.1.4 Setting the rules</A>
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<LI> <A NAME=tex2html3769 HREF="node161.html#SECTION00615000000000000000">4.1.5 What it all means</A>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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