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  2. sudo - Wikipedia

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    sudo (/ s uː d uː / [4]) is a program for Unix-like computer operating systems that enables users to run programs with the security privileges of another user, by default the superuser. [5] It originally stood for "superuser do", [ 6 ] as that was all it did, and this remains its most common usage; [ 7 ] however, the official Sudo project ...

  3. List of computing mascots - Wikipedia

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    Sudo Sandwich: Sudo: A smiling sandwich [60] Suzanne: Blender: A monkey head [61] Syft: Syft, free and open-source software bill-of-materials command-line tool and Go library: A cute cartoon owl [62] Tux: Linux kernel, a free and open-source monolithic Unix-like computer operating system kernel that has been included in many OS distributions

  4. Comparison of privilege authorization features - Wikipedia

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    sudo centralizes all privilege authorization information in a single configuration file, /etc/sudoers, which contains a list of users and the privileged applications and actions that those users are permitted to use. The grammar of the sudoers file is intended to be flexible enough to cover many different scenarios, such as placing restrictions ...

  5. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    PC—Personal Computer; PCB—Printed Circuit Board; PCB—Process Control Block; PC DOS—Personal Computer Disc Operating System; PCI—Peripheral Component Interconnect; PCIe—PCI Express; PCI-X—PCI Extended; PCL—Printer Command Language; PCMCIA—Personal Computer Memory Card International Association; PCM—Pulse-Code Modulation

  6. Privilege (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, privilege is defined as the delegation of authority to perform security-relevant functions on a computer system. [1] A privilege allows a user to perform an action with security consequences. Examples of various privileges include the ability to create a new user, install software, or change kernel functions.

  7. Superuser - Wikipedia

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    It is often recommended that root is never used as a normal user account, [6] [7] since simple typographical errors in entering commands can cause major damage to the system. Instead, a normal user account should be used, and then either the su (substitute user) or sudo (substitute user do) command is used.

  8. List of information technology initialisms - Wikipedia

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    Access control list Security, application layer Access control list, Cisco overview: ADSL: Asymmetric digital subscriber line Telecom ITU-T G.992.5 Annex M, for example AES: Advanced Encryption Standard Security U.S. FIPS PUB 197: ANSI: American National Standards Institute Organization ANSI: API: Application Programming Interface Software API: ARP

  9. List of software architecture styles and patterns - Wikipedia

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    Software Architecture Style refers to a high-level structural organization that defines the overall system organization, specifying how components are organized, how they interact, and the constraints on those interactions. Architecture styles typically include a vocabulary of component and connector types, as well as semantic models for ...