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Click <guibutton>Unlock</guibutton> and enter your password
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administrative/C/administrative.xml:30(para)
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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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Using sudo at the command line
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:45(title)
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When working with terminals (<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Accessories</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Terminal</guimenuitem></menuchoice>), any command can be run as an administrator by typing <command>sudo</command> before it.
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:46(para)
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Sudo will remember your password for a set amount of time; by default this is 15 minutes, but can be changed. This feature was designed to allow users to perform multiple administrative tasks without being asked for a password each time.
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:47(para)
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If the program you wish to run as an administrator is graphical, such as the Gnome text editor (<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Accessories</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Text Editor</guimenuitem></menuchoice>), you should use the command <command>gksudo</command> followed by the command you wish to run.
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:48(para)
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Be careful when using sudo; you might damage your system if you type the wrong command! As a general rule, only use sudo when absolutely necessary.
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:50(para)
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When you use sudo from a terminal, be sure to close it when you have finished!
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:51(para)
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