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Why are admin privileges useful?
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(itstool) path: section/title
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:61
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Requiring users to have admin privileges before important system changes are made is useful because it helps to prevent your system from being broken, intentionally or unintentionally.
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(itstool) path: section/p
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:62
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If you had admin privileges all of the time, you might accidentally change an important file, or run an application which changes something important by mistake. Only getting admin privileges temporarily, when you need them, reduces the risk of these mistakes happening.
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(itstool) path: section/p
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:65
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Only certain, trusted users should be allowed to have admin privileges. This prevents other users from messing with the computer and doing things like uninstalling applications that you need, installing applications that you don't want, or changing important files. This is useful from a security standpoint.
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-admin-explain.page:70(section/p)
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You can only do some things, like installing applications, if you have admin privileges.
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(itstool) path: info/desc
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Located in
C/user-admin-problems.page:8
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Problems caused by administrative restrictions
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(itstool) path: page/title
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-admin-problems.page:20
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There are a few problems that you might experience because you don't have <link xref="user-admin-explain">administrative privileges</link>. Some things require you to have admin privileges in order to work, such as:
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Located in
C/user-admin-problems.page:21(page/p)
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Connecting to some networks/wireless networks
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Located in
C/user-admin-problems.page:25(item/p)
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Viewing the contents of a removable disk plugged-in to the computer, or the contents of a different disk partition (e.g. if you have a Windows partition)
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(no translation yet)
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Located in
C/user-admin-problems.page:28(item/p)
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Installing new applications
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(itstool) path: item/p
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Located in
C/user-admin-problems.page:35
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