Authorizations and Privileges

There are usually cases for every security policy when a control must be overridden. In conventional UNIX systems, the superuser has the ability to override all security policy. In the Trusted Solaris environment, there is a software mechanism called an authorization that gives an individual user the right to override a specific security control. There is also a mechanism for overriding controls called a privilege that is associated with software programs and permitted for specific users only. If you are prevented from running a certain task to which you think you are entitled, check with your administrator to see if an authorization is required for that application.