Managing Application Privileges |
Some operations with Dr.Web for Linux can be performed in graphics mode only if the application has elevated privileges (administrative privileges) that correspond to the superuser permissions. Among such actions are the following: 1.Management of objects moved to the system quarantine (that is, to the non-user quarantine directory) 2.Check of files and directories of other users (in particular, of superuser) 3.Disable SpIDer Guard 4.Disable SpIDer Gate 5.Removal of a license key file, connection and disconnection from the central protection server
All pages that provide for actions requiring elevated privileges contain a special button with a lock icon. The icon indicates whether or not the application has superuser privileges:
Once you click the icon for privilege elevation, the user authentication window opens. Picture 52. Authentication window To grant the application administrative privileges, you need to authenticate as a user whose account is included in administrator group of Dr.Web for Linux, or as a superuser (system account root) and click OK. To cancel the privilege elevation, click Cancel. Clicking the Help button displays a short help text describing how to authenticate. To hide the text, click the Help button again.
Switching from administrative privileges to user rights does not require authentication. |