Linux Mint 18.1 Root Login
Welcome Mint User! This Tip Simply Shows You How to Login as the Root SuperUser on Linux Mint 18.1 Serena Shell/Terminal/Command-Line.
And in Unix-like computer OSes, root is the conventional name of the user who has all rights or permissions (to all files and programs) in all modes (single- or multi-user).
Furthermore, on Unix-like systems the user with a user identifier (UID) of zero is the SuperUser, regardless of the name of that account.
Most noteworthy: Be Cautious and Triple Check your Commands before Execution to avoid unpleasant results.
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Making an Admin Root Login on Linux Mint
sudo su
You will be prompted to Insert the SuperUser Password
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
To Confirm You are Logged in as root the Shell Prompt will change showing a trailing#
Then to End the SuperUser Session do
exit
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