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Difference between Super User and Sysadmin

  Most of the budding Documentum developers get confused about the differences between a Super User and a Sysadmin. Though I had mentioned these points on my   Documentum Security notes PDF file , I feel this needs a separate entry here. So just listing few important privileges of Sysadmin and Super User here. This list is not exhaustive but I guess I have most of it here, if you feel that I missed some important please feel free to add it as a comment. Sysadmin Create, alter, and drop users and groups Create, modify, and delete system-level ACLs Grant and revoke Create Type, Create Cabinet, and Create Group privileges Create types, cabinets, and printers Manipulate workflows or work items, regardless of ownership Manage any object’s lifecycle Set the a_full_text attribute   The Sysadmin privilege does not override object-level permissions  Super User Perform all the functions of a user with Sysadmin privileges Unlock objects in the repository Modify or drop another ...