Please click on the lower left corner of the icon (start button).Click Terminal menu item to open the terminal.Input the command below: % sudo su –Press Enter.Your terminal prompt will become #.You now have root privleges on all operations in the terminal window.

How do I get to root in Linux?

1. Please click on the lower left corner of the icon (start button).
2. Click Terminal menu item to open the terminal.
3. Input the command below: % sudo su –
4. Press Enter.
5. Your terminal prompt will become #.
6. You now have root privleges on all operations in the terminal window.

How do I become root user in CentOS 8?

1. Open the terminal application.
2. For remote CentOS server use the ssh command and log in as the root user using either su or sudo.
3. Create a new CentOS user named tom, run: useradd tom.
4. Set the password, execute: passwd tom.