- Power user
A power user is a
user of apersonal computer who can use advanced features of programs which are outside the expertise of "normal" users, yet is not capable of advanced, non application-oriented tasks likeprogramming and may or may not be capable ofsystem administration .Operating system administration
In
Microsoft Windows 2000 ,Windows XP Professional, andWindows Server 2003 , there is a "Power Users" group on the system that gives more permissions than a normal restricted user, but stops short of Administrator permissions. It should be noted that if a user is a member of the Power Users group, he or she is able to promote their account to an Administrator with little effort. [ [http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825069 A member of the Power Users group may be able to gain administrator rights and permissions in Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, or Windows XP] , Microsoft Knowledgebase] Thus, the Power Users group should be used with 'trusted' users only; it is not suitable to contain 'untrusted' users. The Power Users group has been removed inWindows Vista as part of the consolidation of privilege elevation features in the introduction ofUser Account Control . [ [http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/34cdee3d-cfe2-4481-80b2-45efb7c09a521033.mspx What happened to the Power Users group?] , Microsoft Windows Vista Help]Other uses
Power user can also be a marketing term referring to a computer user who seeks and uses products having the most features and the fastest performance.
The term
Power user of ICT is also used to describe youth who have acquired advanced technology skills at a young age.Power User can also be described as a term for a leader (non-programmer) in enterprise software, such as
SAP orOracle . Often these are people who retain their normal user job role, but also function in testing, training, and first-tier support of the enterprise software. [ [http://www.insiteobjects.com/papers/Super User.pdf Super User Whitepaper] , The Super User Model in SAP] [ [http://www.insiteobjects.com/webisodes/episode2.html The SAP Super User - Video Summary] , The Super User Model in SAP - Video by Insite Objects]References
ee also
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nobody (username)
*superuser
*Sap super user External links
* [http://www.wellesley.edu/Computing/Win2k/w2kgroups.html Comparison of permissions of power users, administrators and other user groups in Windows active directory]
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