If you login as the root user, you will have special privileges and characteristics. The following displays privileges and characteristics:
- Created upon installation: The root user is the only default user that the installation program creates. The default password is root.
Note: You must change the password immediately after installation.
- No license required: The root user does not consume a user license. Regardless of the number of logged in users, you can always log in as the root user.
Note: If someone else is currently logged in as the root user when you attempt to log in, they are automatically logged off.
- System time zone: The root user time zone is the default time zone of the Management Console. By default, the time zone for in-system and LDAP users is identical to the root user time zone. Users can set their own time zone after logging in once. All times and logs reported in the system are expressed in the user time zone.
- All permissions: The root user has all available permissions and can edit other user properties.
Note: The root user access privileges cannot be removed. The root user is not a member of any access group, and has the ability to view, edit, or use any data objects in the system.
- Priority: The root user is a priority user.
- Logging out current users: The root user can log out users by clicking Logout User. Click and the user name to complete the process.