Themis RES-32XR3/FIO, Installation Manual

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Themis Computer
C—Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation
Installation
C.2.15 Step 15
Step 15: Setting up a root account and password is one of the most important steps
during your installation.
Your root account is similar to the administrator account used on Windows NT
machines. The root account is used to install packages, upgrade RPMs, and perform
most system maintenance.
Logging in as root gives you complete control over your system (see Figure C-15 on
page C-13 ).
Click Next .
Figure C-15. Setting Up Root Account and Password