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For security reasons, administrative tasks in Ubuntu can only be performed by users with special administrative privileges. The first user account created during installation will, by default, be able to perform administrative tasks.
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:18(para)
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When you run an application that requires administrative privileges, you will be asked to enter your user password. This helps to protect your system from malicious files and accidentally selecting options which may change the way your system works.
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:19(para)
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You can restrict and enable administrative access (sudo) to users with the <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:users-admin">Users and Groups application</ulink>:
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:24(para)
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Click <menuchoice><guimenu>System</guimenu><guimenuitem>Administration</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Users and Groups</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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administrative/C/administrative.xml:27(para)
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Click <guibutton>Unlock</guibutton> and enter your password
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Located in
administrative/C/administrative.xml:30(para)
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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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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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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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For more information on the <application>sudo</application> program see the <ulink url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo">sudo page</ulink> on the Ubuntu wiki.
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administrative/C/administrative.xml:53(para)
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