In other words, pseudo-sudo commands

If you have ever used Linux or know someone who has, then you have probably heard of the sudo command. The command is a crucial part of almost every Linux distribution and what it does is let you execute a command as a different user, specifically the root user. On certain Linux distributions, you can log in as the root user by using the su command, but this is considered very risky and no one ever does it.

In fact, it’s so dangerous that it’s disabled by default on Linux distributions like Ubuntu. Instead, if you want to run a command as the root user, you have to use the sudo command. And what about Windows? Well, unfortunately, most people are logged in to Windows as Administrators, which is the same as the root user in Linux. However, Microsoft has tried to reduce the dangerous effects of being logged in as Administrator by enabling User Account Control, or UAC.

That way, even if the user has administrative privileges, applications running under that account will not inherit those privileges unless they are manually authorized by the user. This helps prevent malware and spyware from infecting a Windows user who is logged in as an administrator.