root is the administrator equivalent account in linux.
root is the administrator equivalent account in linux.
what is the administrator equivalent account in linux called?
root
a windows administrator account is not an exact analogue of the unix root account – administrator, the built-in administrator account, and a user administrator account have the same level of privileges. the default user account created in windows systems is an administrator account. unlike macos, linux, and windows vista/7/8/10 administrator accounts, administrator accounts in windows systems without uac do not insulate the system from most of the pitfalls of full root access. one of these pitfalls includes decreased resilience to malware infections. to avoid this and maintain optimal system security on pre-uac windows systems, it is recommended to simply authenticate when necessary from a standard user account, either via a password set to the built-in administrator account, or another administrator account.
superuser
in windows nt and later systems derived from it (such as windows 2000, windows xp, windows server 2003, and windows vista/7/8/10), there must be at least one administrator account (windows xp and earlier) or one able to elevate privileges to superuser (windows vista/7/8/10 via user account control). in windows xp and earlier systems, there is a built-in administrator account that remains hidden when a user administrator-equivalent account exists. this built-in administrator account is created with a blank password. this poses security risks as local users would be able to access the computer via the built-in administrator account if the password is left blank, so the account is disabled by default in windows vista and later systems due to the introduction of user account control (uac). remote users are unable to access the built-in administrator account.
superuser