How to switch to a super user status to gain privileges?

Use ‘su’ command. The system asks for password and when valid entry is made the user gains super user (admin) privileges.
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Manjunath Doddamani

  • Jan 25th, 2006
 

By using the command, provided the privilage given to you.$ su - Password: Manjunath Doddamani NSC Bangalore

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sania

  • Mar 7th, 2007
 

well, su - is the command that is used to switch to a super user.
After that it will ask for password of root.
then you are super user.

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bkoh

  • May 21st, 2007
 

"su" is the command to switch to a super user status (commonly known as root user) from a user shell.

This command does not load the shell settings for a typical super user that login from a login screen. Therefore, environment variables/settings remained the same as that of the previous user shell.

To load root user environment settings with a super user status from a user shell, use "su -"

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