Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux. Using the root account could lead to disaster. Sudo is the preferred method of gaining elevated privileges. When I first started using Linux ...

Every Windows computer has a Local Administrator account that is created at the time of Windows installation. As described above, the Administrator has full access to ...

Jenkins is an open source Java server tool that has found wide use in DevOps methodology, where software development is more automated to allow for testing and continuous updating and delivery. One ...

Back in the early days of Linux, things were exponentially more complicated. The distributions were far less mature and required a particular system account to get things done. That account was root - ...

The article probably would be more responsible if it mentioned that performing this exploit will enable a root account with no password, allowing password-less root logins to work everywhere else ...

Response from the guy who found the bug and posted it on the forum was great. Hey guys, Didn't realise this was a full blown security issue. I'd messed my login credentials trying to change my apple ...