superuser

superuser
   A special Unix privilege level, with unlimited access to all files, directories, and commands.
   The system administrator must become the superuser to perform certain functions, such as creating new accounts, changing passwords, and other administrative tasks that ordinary users are not allowed to perform for security reasons. The superuser's login name is usually root, with a user ID of 0.
   See also avatar.

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