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It's not a literal "root" account. But an account that exists on most machines that can sudo. Thanks for the reply!
by SaguaroSun 9y ago
It's not a literal "root" account. But an account that exists on most machines that can sudo.
Thanks for the reply!
- blackflame7000 9y agoThat's much less egregious. It's very common for IT admins to implement security updates or change virus scanners or policies behind the scenes.
- marcc 9y agoIt's not really that much less egregious than root. With this shared account, anyone is able to log in and become root. There is not audit capabilities when using shared accounts. Using shared accounts is just bad idea.