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What is a superuser?

What is a superuser? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (computing) A user with complete access to the operating system and its configuration.
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The superuser can do this whether you choose to accept messages or not.
As a result a maliciously constructed message might allow hackers to execute arbitrary commands on a target system with superuser privilege.
A properly exploited buffer overflow could allow a hacker to gain root, or superuser, access to a Sendmail server.
If no errors were reported by the make process, become the superuser by typing su root and entering your root password, then type make install.
The user was also added to the wheel group to be able to become a superuser with root privileges.
However, the students require superuser access to perform even the most basic system administration duties.

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