# "Regular mode" for admins and moderators (e.g. something like "sudo")

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [December 9, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617 "2021-12-09T14:35:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![mattdm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mattdm/32/216484_2.png) [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617/26 "2022-09-26T16:21:33Z")

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I have a test account that I log into in situations where I need to try something out, and I log into that using a private browser window. That is always possible, but I think there’s a lot of cases where I’d _just notice things_ if my access were “regular” by default.

It also doesn’t prevent me from accidentally violating constraints I set up on purpose (like the tag rules, or posting in categories which are supposed to be read-only).

The other alternative — making my main account be a regular account and having a separate admin one — would solve that, but in practice be a hassle, and also I’d miss notifications for flags and for private messages.

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