2 ms·
> That would be what root is. In this analogy, I think the analogue of the owner of the bank safe is the owner of the file. Unless you're envisioning the bank
by JadeNB 1y ago
> That would be what root is.
In this analogy, I think the analogue of the owner of the bank safe is the owner of the file. Unless you're envisioning the bank safe as representing all the files, rather than just one ...?
- TZubiri 1y agoNo, the bank owns and administers each safe, they lease it to you. They would be root. UNIX ownership isn't necessarily legal ownership, files are not real property.