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What does RU stand for?

Root User (Linux)


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Samples in periodicals archive:
This includes controlling access and system-level entitlements of privileged or root users, such as network administrators.
The Central Password Manager contains built-in methods that change third-party entity passwords, such as a Windows Domain administrator password and a Unix Root user password.
In light of the growing insider threat, and the almost unlimited system privileges that root users enjoy, this is a major exposure point for every organization.
Because the commands run as the root user, they have almost unfettered access to sensitive parts of a machine.
The Central Password Manager contains built-in methods that change third-party entity passwords, such as a Windows Domain administrator password and a Unix Root user password.
The Central Password Manager contains built-in methods that change third-party entity passwords, such as a Windows Domain administrator password and a Unix Root user password.
The Central Password Manager contains built-in methods that change third-party entity passwords, such as a Windows Domain administrator password and a Unix Root user password.
EnlightenDSM's easy-to-use GUI interface and its ability to define delegated management authority benefit organizations that employ help desk personnel by allowing them the ability to correct specific problems as though they were root users without having to have root passwords or even UNIX or NT language (Syntax) knowledge.

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