Use the File Buddy > Enable Administrator Mode command to enable Administrator mode. If Administrator mode is active, the Enable Administrator Mode command will simply enable administrative privileges for use when performing operations. If Administrator mode is not active, you will be asked to provide an administrative password so File Buddy can activate Administrator mode prior to enabling it.

If Administrator mode is not active, you can also activate it by turning on the "Allow access to Administrator mode" checkbox in the General preferences panel. Again, you will need to provide an administrative password and relaunch File Buddy to activate and enable Administrator mode. Unless you already have the Preferences window open, it's simpler to use the Enable Administrator Mode command.

In short, if Administrator mode is active, you can turn administrative privileges on and off at will using the Enable/Disable Administrator Mode commands in the File Buddy menu. If Administrator mode is not active, it must be activated by providing an administrative password and relaunching File Buddy before it can be enabled and administrative privileges made available to File Buddy.

The nature of Administrator mode is such that File Buddy requires the user to provide an administrative password using a standard authentication dialog at times. File Buddy only asks you do this when necessary, but there are times when Mac OS X asks the user to provide an administrative password outside of File Buddy’s control. If File Buddy displays the authentication dialog, the message in the dialog will say something about Administrator mode. If the system is displaying the authentication dialog the message will be more generic and make no mention of Administrator mode.