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Updating 'getting started' guide to reflect the root account being disabled by default on Fedora Workstation

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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.
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Liam Coogan 2023-02-15 12:41:11 +00:00
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@ -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.