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For security reasons, administrative tasks in Ubuntu can only be performed by users with special administrative privileges.
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Administrative access can be given to individual users, who can use the <ulink type="help" url="man:sudo">sudo</ulink> command to perform administrative tasks. The first user account you created on your system during installation will, by default, be able to perform administrative tasks.
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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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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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Press <guibutton>Unlock</guibutton> and enter your password
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To use sudo whilst using the command line (<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Accessories</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Terminal</guimenuitem></menuchoice>), simply type <userinput>sudo</userinput> before the command you wish to run. Sudo will then prompt you for your password.
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To use a <emphasis>root</emphasis> terminal, type <command>sudo -i</command> at the command line.
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To show a graphical password prompt, type <command>gksudo</command> at the command line, followed by the command you wish to run.
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