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In Linux, is working as su the same as working as root?

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Mar 15, 20261668 views
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I thought that using su as a regular user made you root temporarily, but encountered an issue where I get "bash: usermod: command not found" when I try to perform a usermod with su, whereas the command definitely exists when I log in as root. Are super user and root different things? If so, what li…

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There's no difference between "the super user" and "root". But the thing is, (which actually stands for "switch user", I believe) doesn't entirely emulate the environment you would get if you logged in directly as root. For instance, usually when yo…

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