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<varlistentry><term><option>--admin</option></term>
<listitem><para>Run in administrator mode:</para>
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<listitem><para>Operate on the system-wide &MiKTeXconfigurationdatastore;.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Install packages for all users.</para></listitem>
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<para>Using this option requires a shared &MiKTeX; setup, i.e.,
&MiKTeX; must have been set up for all users.  The program must be run
with administrator privileges.</para>
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<primary>--admin</primary>
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