Hosting glossary
Root access
In short: Full administrator control over a server.
Root access lets you install any software and change any setting. It comes with most VPS, cloud and dedicated servers, but not with shared hosting.
With full control comes full responsibility: a wrong command can break the server.
Also called
- Admin access
- Sudo
- SSH access
See also: Managed vs unmanaged hosting: what's the difference?
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