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.
- 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.