2.2 With root comes responsibility

You are now the root user! Also known as the "superuser," this endows you with UNLIMITED system privileges - BUT you also have an awesome amount of responsibility. Just because you can perform certain tasks does NOT mean that you should always do so. You can look at any file on the system, you can change permissions, and technically you can reboot the system whenever you want. You must realize that you are an administrator of a system that has other users who rely on you to make their job easier, and to protect the work they do on the system. The system administrator must protect the integrity of the system as well as the integrity of the users' information, such as important data files, or their private emails. When you reboot the system you need to make sure that the system users are notified as far in advance as possible so that they can schedule their system activities around the reboot. It is unwise to develop a "I am the system administrator of this machine and I control what happens here" attitude. It is true that you are the system administrator and you do have ultimate control of the system, but you should view the users as your customers. You are there to make their job easier by maintaining the system...treat them well and your job will be much easier. Remember - you are the system administrator NOT the system tyrant.

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