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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. 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 ...

  4. 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.

  5. Shell (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a shell is a computer program that exposes an operating system's services to a human user or other programs. In general, operating system shells use either a command-line interface (CLI) or graphical user interface (GUI), depending on a computer's role and particular operation. It is named a shell because it is the outermost layer ...

  6. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    XP—Extreme Programming; XPCOM—Cross Platform Component Object Model; XPI—XPInstall; XPIDL—Cross-Platform IDL; XPS—XML Paper Specification; XSD—XML Schema Definition; XSL—eXtensible Stylesheet Language; XSL-FO—eXtensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Objects; XSLT—eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations; XSS—Cross ...

  7. List of Java bytecode instructions - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the instructions that make up the Java bytecode, an abstract machine language that is ultimately executed by the Java virtual machine. [1] The Java bytecode is generated from languages running on the Java Platform, most notably the Java programming language.

  8. Privilege escalation - Wikipedia

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    In computer security, jailbreaking is defined as the act of removing limitations that a vendor attempted to hard-code into its software or services. [2] A common example is the use of toolsets to break out of a chroot or jail in UNIX-like operating systems [ 3 ] or bypassing digital rights management (DRM).

  9. Sudo (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    sudo is a program for Unix-like computer operating systems. Sudo or SUDO may also refer to: Sudan Social Development Organization, a non-profit organisation;