Superuser

In the end this highlights a significant new IT security need that analyst groups are calling "superuser privilege management." ❋ Tom Kemp (2011)

To do so, you have to have greater powers than a normal user; you must become the root user (also called the superuser). ❋ John Goerzen (N/A)

The root account is also called the superuser; it is a login that bypasses all security protection on your system. ❋ John Goerzen (N/A)

IT organizations and analysts are now spending more time focusing on technology called "superuser privilege management" that can help minimize this growing threat.

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). ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Do the police get "superuser" devices that cannot be limited, and do they get "supercontroller" devices that can limit anything? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Brantley envisions wiki-style collaborations where the author, instead of being the sole authority, is a "superuser," the lead wolf of a creative pack. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Wikipedia, giving me the disambiguation page of 'Su,' provided me with "superuser," however Su_ (unix) provides substitute/switch user. ❋ Caitlyn Martin, Chris Smart And Ladislav Bodnar (2009)

As far as I know su is short for 'substitute user ID', not 'superuser'. ❋ Caitlyn Martin, Chris Smart And Ladislav Bodnar (2009)

I like the balance that approach achieves: it forces the user to enter "superuser" mode to do something sensitive, but it isn't challenging for a password (unless the superuser installs one) every time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When you have root -- aka superuser access -- you can do all the stupid and destructive things you want. ❋ Rob Pegoraro (2010)

And she wuz like you do not have root (superuser) privlages so get out of my TruBlueEnvironment! ❋ Unknown (2009)