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Navigate through your Graphical CentOS system, '''locate and run a terminal program (in order to issue Linux commands). Issue and record the commands used and the output generated in each of the following steps:'''
#With older (ancient) versions of Linux, a user once may have been allowed to login to their graphical Linux system using '''root''' as their user-name and their root password. This has been determined to be a security risk; therefore and that option has been removed with many or all Linux operating systems.#Therefore, from this point onwards, you will be logging into your regular user account instead and issuing a command to login as the ''root'' user.
#Refer to the Information box regarding how to access the admin account from the command line.
#Issue the command <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.3em;">su </span></code></b> Issue the '''pwd''' and '''whoami''' commands to confirm your directory pathname. When finished logout of this account.