"spot" is a restricted user of Puppy. (you could also add finn, rover, rex!) /home/spot is spot's home directory. To change from root to user spot, type this: # su spot # cd ~ Or, do this: # su --login spot Note that spot has been setup to not require a password. You can confirm that you are indeed now spot: # whoami When you have finished being spot, type this: # exit ------------------------- User "spot" is currently used in Puppy by DidiWiki. See the script /usr/sbin/didiwiki-gui, which is run from the window manager menu, in "Information managers" submenu.