The root user (the user whose login name is root) has special
characteristics within the system:
- Created upon installation: the root user is the only default
user created by the installation program. The default password is root (you
should change the password immediately after installation).
- No license required: the root user does not consume a user
license. No matter how many users are logged in, you can always log
in as the root user. (When someone logs in as root, any other user
already logged in as root is logged off.)
- System time zone: the root user's time zone is the default
time zone of the Management Console. The time zone for other users,
both in-system and LDAP users, is taken from the root user's time
zone by default. Users can set their own time zone after logging in
once. All times and logs reported in the system are expressed in the
user's time zone.
- All permissions: the root user has all available permissions
and can edit other user's properties. You cannot remove any access
privileges from the root user. Although the root user is not a member
of any access groups, the root user can view, edit, or use any data
objects in the system.
- Priority: The root user is always a priority user.
- Log in as any user: The root user can log in as a user
without using a password by clicking Switch to User on
the page.
- Logging out current users: the root user can log out users
by clicking the Logout User button on the page.
- By default, LDAP users are assigned the same time zone as the
root user. However, they can edit the time zone assigned to them after
they log in once. The system remembers the new preference.