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What is the root?
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Monday March 15, 2010
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Monday March 15, 2010
You hear people talk about their root directory. You may also hear them talk about having root access to their Linux machine. So, what does root mean? Michael "Doctor File Finder" Callahan explains.
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- In UNIX and Linux systems, root is the level of the user that has access to all commands.
- This user is said to have root access.
- When someone tries to "root" an Android phone, they are trying to get this supreme level of access.
- In file systems and hard drives, the root is the primary directory of the hard drive.
- The root directory is the one that all others branch off from.
- In early computers, the file system was looked at like a tree.
- The file tree started with the "root" and branched out in directories and subdirectories.
- This user is said to have root access.
- When someone tries to "root" an Android phone, they are trying to get this supreme level of access.
- In file systems and hard drives, the root is the primary directory of the hard drive.
- The root directory is the one that all others branch off from.
- In early computers, the file system was looked at like a tree.
- The file tree started with the "root" and branched out in directories and subdirectories.
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