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## NS.hasRootAccess() method

Check if you have root access on a server.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
hasRootAccess(host: string): boolean;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  host | string | Hostname of the target server. |

<b>Returns:</b>

boolean

True if player has root access to the specified target server, and false otherwise.

## Remarks

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Returns a boolean indicating whether or not the player has root access to the specified target server.

## Example 1


```ts
// NS1:
if (hasRootAccess("foodnstuff") == false) {
   nuke("foodnstuff");
}
```

## Example 2


```ts
// NS2:
if (ns.hasRootAccess("foodnstuff") == false) {
   ns.nuke("foodnstuff");
}
```