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Find out if the user is really root
- If a command is missing try looking in /sbin. If it is in /sbin, and it says that a command isn't found then they probably aren't running as root. Also try find to see if it is anywhere else on the system using "locate" command.
- run whoami to find out what it says the user is running as

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-If a command is missing try looking in /sbin.  If it is in /sbin, and it says that a command isn't found then they probably aren't running as root.  Also try find to see if it is anywhere else on the system using "locate" command.
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-Find out if the user is really root
+*Find out if the user is really root
-*run whoami to find out what it says the user is running as
+**If a command is missing try looking in /sbin.  If it is in /sbin, and it says that a command isn't found then they probably aren't running as root.  Also try find to see if it is anywhere else on the system using "locate" command.
+**run whoami to find out what it says the user is running as
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