Managing Application Privileges |
Some operations with Dr.Web for Linux can be performed in graphical mode only if the application has elevated privileges (administrative privileges) that correspond to the superuser (root user) 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.Scan of files and directories of other users (in particular, root). 3.Disabling the file system monitor SpIDer Guard. 4.Disabling the network connection monitor SpIDer Gate. 5.Removal of a license key file, connection and disconnection from the centralized 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. Figure 36. Authentication window To grant the application administrative privileges, indicate the credentials of the user, included in administrator group of Dr.Web for Linux, or a superuser (system account root) and click . To cancel the privilege elevation, close the window by clicking . To view or hide a short help text describing how to authenticate, click .
Switching from administrative privileges to user rights does not require authentication. |