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[Brian MasinickModerator]

Also, from recent Red Hat documentation:

“sudo

sudo, which is an acronym for superuser do or substitute user do, is a command that runs an elevated prompt without a need to change your identity.”

Source: http://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/difference-between-sudo-su

Another reference says:

“The su command allows one to become another user without logging off or to assume a role. The default user name is root (superuser).”

Source: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E88353_01/html/E72487/su-8.htm

So mentioning the “superuser” is NOT inaccurate, spelling it incorrectly as “subsitude to the root user” is in error.

Best to make sure your facts are 100% accurate before correcting someone here!

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Brian Masinick
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