FAQs
It is prudent to restrict administrative access to those who truly need it for academic or business needs and to refrain from using administrative access for the most risky tasks.
Routine tasks that do not require administrative access, such as web browsing and reading of email, should be executed using unprivileged accounts. Administrative privileges should be granted under the IT concept of “least privilege,” meaning elevated privileges should only be granted to end-users who have a legitimate need. Tasks should be performed using the most appropriate privilege level.
Your MakeMeAdmin exception will be revoked and permissions reenabled if your violate University Policy or in the following situations.
- Changes to job roles and responsibilities in such a way that administrative privileges are no longer required.
- Non-compliance with terms and conditions.
- Committing abuse, which includes but is not limited to:
- Downloading software that is malicious to the network.
- Downloading unlicensed/illegal software.
- Downloading copyrighted material.
- Downloading malware to your computer that is specifically attributed to the use of administrative rights.
- Interfering with patches or upgrades to University-owned devices.
Currently, Make Me Admin is unavailable for macOS devices.