An administrator may refer to any of the following:
- Alternatively called an admin, administrator, and gatekeeper, root is a superuser account on a computer or network and has complete control. When referring to a Unix and Linux computer, this user is often known as root. On a Windows computer and on a network, this user is often called an administrator. However, each of these terms is interchangeable.
When dealing with computers, there can be many different administrators in a company. Listed below are a few examples of the different administrators a company may employ.
Types of network administrators
- DBA (Database Administrator)
- IT, LAN, or Network Administrator
- Linux Administrator - Individual responsible for Linux systems.
- System Administrator (sysadmin) - Individual responsible for managing the users and system settings of computers.
How do I log into Windows as an administrator?
- Log into your Windows account.
- Press the Windows key, type Control Panel, and press Enter.
- Click User Accounts twice, then select Manage User Accounts.
- Enter your admin password.
- The name of assigned rights, permissions, policies, or procedures given to one or more persons that allows them more access on a system. For example, someone with administrative privileges could add and delete users from that system.
If you do not have administrative privileges, you may not log in as an admin.
Related information
- How to change a user account to an administrator account.
- How do I know if I have Windows administrator rights?
- How to install and run Windows programs as administrator.
- What jobs are available in the computer industry?
- How to become root in Linux.
- See the su or superuser command page for further information on this Linux command.
Administrator rights, Network engineer, Rights, Security terms, SU
