Crack root

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Parts of this article are based on the Jargon File, v. 4.4.7,
a public domain document of hacker jargon.

crack root

Usage: v.
Derivation: Very common

See Also: cracking

crack root: v.

[very common] To defeat the security system of a Unix machine and gain root privileges thereby; see cracking.

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Sources

Source: crack root, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.

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