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How do I become a super user on the raspberrry pi

rhydian98

Hello

 

When i got my RPI working it would not let me poweroff unless i was a "superuser". how do I become a superuser on the rpi.

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  • For the most part, you can use 'sudo', but if that's gone AWOL, you can use the 'su' command.

     

    I must emphise what Ray has said here. Do be exteremely careful of what you type when you are the superuser (or root), you can cause plenty of damage to the system, so it's wise to make backups.

     

    Hope it helps you out,

    Jamie

     

    Side note: Most of the distros should have both commands. There were a few times where 'sudo' was not avalible, so 'su' should serve as an alternative.

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  • For the most part, you can use 'sudo', but if that's gone AWOL, you can use the 'su' command.

     

    I must emphise what Ray has said here. Do be exteremely careful of what you type when you are the superuser (or root), you can cause plenty of damage to the system, so it's wise to make backups.

     

    Hope it helps you out,

    Jamie

     

    Side note: Most of the distros should have both commands. There were a few times where 'sudo' was not avalible, so 'su' should serve as an alternative.

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