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The first user account on the system has administrative privileges. This is the user account that was created when you first installed the system.
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-admin-change.page:55(note/p)
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It is unwise to have too many users with <gui>Administrator</gui> privileges on one system.
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(itstool) path: note/p
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Located in
C/user-admin-change.page:63
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You need admin privileges to change important parts of your system.
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(itstool) path: info/desc
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:8
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How do administrative privileges work?
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(itstool) path: page/title
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:20
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As well as the files that <em>you</em> create, your computer also has a number of files which are needed by the system for it to work properly. If these important <em>system files</em> are changed improperly they can cause various things to break, so they are protected from changes by default. Certain applications also modify important parts of the system, and so are also protected.
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:22(page/p)
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The way that they are protected is by only allowing users with <em>administrative privileges</em> to change the files or use the applications. In day-to-day use, you won't need to change any system files or use these applications, so by default you do not have admin privileges.
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(itstool) path: page/p
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:29
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Sometimes you need to use these applications, so you can temporarily get admin privileges to allow you to make the changes. If an application needs admin privileges, it will ask for your password. For example, if you want to install some new software, the software installer (package manager) will ask for your admin password so it can add the new application to the system. Once it has finished, your admin privileges will be taken away again.
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:34(page/p)
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Admin privileges are associated with your user account. Some users are allowed to have admin privileges and some are not. Without admin privileges, you will not be able to install software, for example. Some user accounts (for example, the "root" account) have permanent admin privileges. You shouldn't use admin privileges all of the time, because you might accidentally change an important file and break something.
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:27(page/p)
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In summary, admin privileges allow you to change important parts of your system when you need to, but prevent you from doing it accidentally.
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:49(page/p)
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What does "super user" mean?
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(itstool) path: note/title
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:53
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