Admin On-Demand on PSU-Managed Systems

The Make Me Admin and macOS Privileges tools are for users who need the use of elevated permissions on their computer for software or operating system installations/updates. PSU makes many applications available through Self Service, and OIT highly recommends checking for applications users are looking to download or update there before submitting a request. The OIT Help Desk will evaluate all requests for administrator access submitted via the Administrative Access Request Form.

Admin On-Demand with Windows

1. Find Make Me Admin from the Start Menu, or search for it through the taskbar.

2. Select the “Grant Me Administrator Rights” button.

   1. If the button is grayed out and mentions not having access, please submit an Administrative Access Request and await approval.

   2. If you’ve already requested access and were approved, but the button is still unavailable, log out of your account completely, log back in and then try again.

3. Once selected, you will receive a confirmation message from the system that you were successfully added to the Administrator group and now have administrator rights for 10 minutes.

Admin On-Demand with MacOS

1. Download the Admin Privileges App from Self Service.

2. Search for ‘Privileges’ in Spotlight, then drag the app to your dock to pin it.

3. Right-Click the application and select ‘Toggle Privileges’ or ‘Request Privileges’.

4. New in Version 2: select the padlock icon in the Menu Bar and choose ‘Request Privileges’.

Additional Support Resources

• Administrator rights will be revoked after 10 minutes or upon logging out or rebooting.

• Use of these tools is monitored; any abuse will result in revocation of the use of these permissions.

• https://portlandstate.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/resumedraft.action?draftId=2442526792

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