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Welcome to your Xen virtual machine. Your Xen virtual machine is a full
functioning Linux environment (with a few exceptions), that allows you to
complete control of your server. With the power to control your own server
also comes the ability to misconfigure your server or accidentally delete
important data. Here are some tips to get you started using your Xen virtual
machine. Essentially, you now have enough rope to hang yourself.
You have the ability to use the root account which has superuser powers. With
this account you can manage users (create/modify/delete), modify system
configuration files, reboot or shutdown your Xen virtual machine, and much
more. The password for the root account should be protected and only known by
yourself or those responsible at your company. You are advised to give
supplimental accounts to people who need to have any kind of special access.
You should not get in the habit of using the root account for things that do
not require root access. A minor typo using the root account can render your
virtual machine unusable.
To access the root account once you have logged into the virtual machine,
issue the following command at the command prompt:
su -
You will then be asked for the root password. Once you have entered the root
password correctly your prompt should change and you will now have superuser
access. To exit the root account and go back to having just user power, type:
exit
Your prompt will go back to your user account prompt and you will now have just
the power of your user account instead of the superuser power.
Modified: 2007-07-10 01:36:21
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