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On a Manjaro system the first user is created upon installation an that user will by default get assigned to the administrative role of the computer. That implies that the user is able to execute commands prefixed with <code>sudo</code> and upon supplying the users password the tasks can be executed. | On a Manjaro system the first user is created upon installation an that user will by default get assigned to the administrative role of the computer. That implies that the user is able to execute commands prefixed with <code>sudo</code> and upon supplying the users password the tasks can be executed. | ||
It is a common perception that ''root = su = superuser'' and that will be correct for most situations. | It is a common perception that '''root = su = superuser''' and that will be correct for most situations. | ||
However situations exist where the system will ask for your root password and not your superuser password and you have no way of knowing which one is asked for. | However situations exist where the system will ask for your root password and not your superuser password and you have no way of knowing which one is asked for. | ||