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I did not tell my password in windows. The function of all this is so I do not have to switch accounts all day to fix problems and/or to install apps myself quickly.

Then for that, you can open a terminal and type in "su [your username]."  You will be prompted for your password.  After being authenticated, you can operate as you would under your privileges.  When you're finished, you just type in the word "exit."


By the way, I did create a user called "test" without sudo privileges, and when I attempted to open Install/Remove Software, it asked for the password of my account.  So that seems to mimic Windows UAC.  Install/Remove Software would only ask for the password for "test", after I added "test" to the sudo group.

what about apps like lite software. The ubuntu software centre lets me in with my password but lite software will not let me

If you've done "su yourusername" from a terminal while you're brother is logged in to the desktop environment, it seems like you'll then need to type this from a terminal:


Then you'll be asked for your password.