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| author | Dave Whiteland <dave@mysociety.org> | 2015-01-22 16:20:36 +0000 |
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| committer | Dave Whiteland <dave@mysociety.org> | 2015-01-22 16:20:36 +0000 |
| commit | 16b995450db34298edb31f63e31085fb32283735 (patch) | |
| tree | 3cd3b1607f6a818ccfbcb0b302b13696e49d5553 /docs/glossary.md | |
| parent | a8945c3bfff4e279f275ce9166dc6f36b4da3dbe (diff) | |
update superuser glossary entry
fact is, currently a superuser is an administrator, so say it as it is
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diff --git a/docs/glossary.md b/docs/glossary.md index cfb093423..4bc72bd25 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.md +++ b/docs/glossary.md @@ -857,12 +857,19 @@ Definitions </dd> <dt> - <a name="super">superuser</a> (also: super privilege) + <a name="super">superuser</a> (also: super privilege, administrator) </dt> <dd> - A <strong>superuser</strong> is an Alaveteli user who has been granted - the privilege to use all features of the - <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}docs/glossary/#admin" class="glossary__link">admin interface</a>. + A <strong>superuser</strong>, or <strong>administrator</strong>, is an + Alaveteli user who has been granted the privilege to use all features of the + <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}docs/glossary/#admin" + class="glossary__link">admin interface</a>. + <p> + The only way to access the admin without being an Alaveteli superuser + is as the <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}docs/glossary/#emergency" + class="glossary__link">emergency user</a>, which should be disabled in + normal operation. + </p> <div class="more-info"> <p>More information:</p> <ul> |