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

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**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:** ![ToddZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/toddz/32/328350_2.png) [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regular-mode-for-admins-and-moderators-e-g-something-like-sudo/211617/38 "2025-12-13T18:37:35Z")

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> Maybe I can use the « general admin » to grant and remove admin status to my main account, as needed?

Hm, honestly that sounds like more hassle & confusion than just having two stable user accounts (admin & normal) with consistent permissions and notifications.

By the time your forum goes live, you should find “admin powers” are like having all the keys to the building, not being a bull in a china shop.

The only potential issue I see here is that I coooouuuld post a topic without required tags – but I created these & know them well. (And my admin account does _not_ let me use category-specific tags in a wrong category. If this was once possible, I guess it’s been addressed..?)

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