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Permissions for running the application

You can run the Kaspersky application as superuser (root) or as a regular user. To use the application as a regular user, you must run the application on the command line with the --allowuser option.

When running the application as a regular user, the Kaspersky application in limited mode. In limited mode, the Kaspersky application may lack access rights to system memory, boot sectors, and other important areas. The Kaspersky application may also lack write permissions to disinfect or delete detected objects. Disinfecting or deleting such objects will cause an error. Therefore, for a high level of protection, run the application as superuser (root). You can use a regular user account to scan, for example, individual user-owned directories or connected USB drives.

Limited application operation mode.

Limited mode