AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - Introduction to User Accounts

The video tutorial explains the use of the root user account in Linux, highlighting its extensive administrative privileges and potential risks. It discusses the dangers of using the root account, such as security vulnerabilities and accidental system damage. To mitigate these risks, the tutorial introduces the concept of creating multiple user accounts with varying permissions and the use of user groups. It explains the pseudo and SU commands, which allow non-root users to perform administrative tasks. The video concludes with a preview of the next lecture, which will provide a hands-on guide to creating non-root accounts.

Describe the difference between the pseudo command and the SU command.

Why are non-root accounts important in a Linux system?