Definitions
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- noun computing A
user with complete access to theoperating system and itsconfiguration .
Etymologies
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In the end this highlights a significant new IT security need that analyst groups are calling "superuser privilege management."
unknown title 2011
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In the end this highlights a significant new IT security need that analyst groups are calling "superuser privilege management."
Forbes.com: News Tom Kemp 2011
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To do so, you have to have greater powers than a normal user; you must become the root user (also called the superuser).
Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen
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The root account is also called the superuser; it is a login that bypasses all security protection on your system.
Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage John Goerzen
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IT organizations and analysts are now spending more time focusing on technology called "superuser privilege management" that can help minimize this growing threat.
unknown title 2011
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IT organizations and analysts are now spending more time focusing on technology called "superuser privilege management" that can help minimize this growing threat.
Forbes.com: News Tom Kemp 2011
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I have been beating the drum a bunch lately on privileged user management ( "PUM" - the expression Forrester uses) aka superuser privilege management ( "SUPM" - the expression Gartner uses) aka privileged account management ( "PAM" - the expression Burton Group uses).
Planet Identity 2009
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Typically, today's computer operating systems try to limit access by creating a partition between a single user's control of the machine and complete access to programs and data, which is referred to as superuser, root or administrative access.
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Typically, today's computer operating systems try to limit access by creating a partition between a single user's control of the machine and complete access to programs and data, which is referred to as superuser, root or administrative access.
Taipei Times 2008
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Do the police get "superuser" devices that cannot be limited, and do they get "supercontroller" devices that can limit anything?
Security Matters: I've Seen the Future, and It Has a Kill Switch 2008
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