Abstract
Basic Input Output System
, which is described in Section 2, “Bootloader Basics”. Newer systems, such as those sold with Windows 8, use a newer type called UEFI or Universal Extensible Firmware Interface
, which is described in Section 2, “Bootloader Basics”
Using Root
Safely
root
. The root
account should be used with educated caution and only when required. Your system can break or fail to boot if the account is misused.
sudo
to enter your user password and execute privileged commands:
[fedorauser@localhost ~]$ sudo <command>
[sudo] password for fedorauser:
su
. The hyphen ( - ) in the example is important because it ensures that you will work in a root environment, and not act on normal user files with root privileges.
[fedorauser@localhost ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@localhost ~]#
root prompt
is always a hash ( # ) and a normal user prompt is always a dollar sign ( $ ). Example commands in this guide will include one of these prompts to show the privileges required for the action.