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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]
go root
[Unix] To temporarily enter root mode in order to perform a
privileged operation. This use is deprecated in Australia,
where the verb "root" refers to animal sex. See su.
[{Jargon File]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
go root vi. [Unix; common] To temporarily enter root mode in order to
perform a privileged operation. This use is deprecated in Australia,
where v. `root' is a synonym for "fuck".