From 1ff1ee9eadff4fea0aebb7ce5999872df7a30662 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Liam Coogan Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:41:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updating 'getting started' guide to reflect the root account being disabled by default on Fedora Workstation This is my first commit so please correct me if there's something wrong here or feel free to change my wording, but I believe Fedora Workstation now disables the root account by default and instead adds the default user to the 'wheel' group. --- modules/ROOT/pages/getting-started-guide.adoc | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/getting-started-guide.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/getting-started-guide.adoc index 33cc2b3..113ae7d 100644 --- a/modules/ROOT/pages/getting-started-guide.adoc +++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/getting-started-guide.adoc @@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ This section explains concepts about Linux and how it works, which help make it By default Linux creates the `root` user account. The `root` account is the highest level account on the system and is used for administration. -During the installation of Fedora, the user is asked to create a password for the root account. -This password should be remembered for future use. -The `root` account gives the user full permission to modify files, and start and stop critical programs (called processes) on the system. +Root access gives the user full permission to modify files, and start and stop critical programs (called processes) on the system. This is a security feature in Linux that limits normal user privileges only to those required for normal tasks. The user is prompted for the root password when making system-wide changes, such as installing new software or starting/stopping fundamental programs required by the operating system. +On Fedora Workstation, the root account is disabled by default. The default user will be added to the 'wheel' group, which will allow it to access root using the 'sudo' command. + === The command line/terminal Use the [application]*Terminal* program to perform command line tasks.