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When you run an application that requires administrative privileges, you will be asked to enter your user password. This ensures that rogue applications cannot damage your system, and serves as a reminder that you are about to perform administrative actions which require you to be careful!
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All of the default graphical configuration tools in Ubuntu already use sudo, so they will prompt you for your password if needed.
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Each time you type your password, the system remembers it for 15 minutes so that you do not have to type it again.
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:20(para)
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For more information on the <application>sudo</application> program and the absence of a root user in Ubuntu, read the <ulink url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo">sudo page</ulink> on the Ubuntu wiki.
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Giving administrative access to a user
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:23(title)
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You can restrict and enable administrative (sudo) access to users with the <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:users-admin">Users and Groups application</ulink>:
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Press <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Users and Groups</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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Select the user who is to be given administrative access and press <guibutton>Properties</guibutton>
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:33(para)
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Select the <guilabel>User Privileges</guilabel> tab
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:36(para)
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Check the box next to <guilabel>Administer the system</guilabel> and press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:39(para)
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