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</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>