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Glossary: Monitoring Tools and the Identity Life Cycle

Local privileged account

Also written: local administrator, local Administrator, local account, local admin

An account with admin rights on one machine only, stored on that machine, such as the Windows local Administrator, Linux root or sudo rights on one server. A shared password across machines allows lateral movement.

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Related terms

Global privileged accountLAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution)sudoroot