%% Last Updated: [[2021-02-08]] %% # Initial Server Setup With Ubuntu 18.04 | DigitalOcean [Readwise URL](https://readwise.io/bookreview/7619317) | [Source URL](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-18-04) ---  --- The root user is the administrative user in a Linux environment that has very broad privileges. Because of the heightened privileges of the root account, you are discouraged from using it on a regular basis. This is because part of the power inherent with the root account is the ability to make very destructive changes, even by accident. ^143057615 ---