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 ...

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 ...

Enabling the root user on a Mac grants you the highest level of access to the system, allowing you to perform tasks that require deep system modifications. However, this powerful account is disabled ...

Here's how you can enable the root user account in Mac OS X Lion.

Lindows, a distribution of Linux, does not require you to set up user accounts; by default you log in as the Administrator. This article explains why you should have ...

Some users have experienced an ongoing issue in which an account on the system will suddenly disappear. This is not a widespread problem, but users have been reporting it here and there for several ...

I'm logged in as a non-root user with uid 0, and whoami tells me it thinks I'm "root" too. But I still can't get this vendor install script that "requires root access" to finish. So what other ...

Mac OS X provides the ability for users to have separate accounts with files that are protected from other users. This means that unless you have a root user account, you can't see, access or delete ...