Security: Admin by Request

UWRF employees: You can install and update common software and perform actions requiring administrator rights without contacting DoTS. Woo hoo!

When your workstation needs administrator rights to perform an action, you will be prompted to enter a couple pieces of information including a short description of the action. These are logged for review. This nice-to-have service may be removed if misused. (See Computer Software Use (AP-05-101) and Board of Regents Acceptable Use Policy.)

There are three ways Admin By Request can be used

1. Run an application as administrator (): Just enough admin to run the application requiring administrator rights on a Windows computer
   • Right click (or shift-right-click) the application icon and select Run as Administrator
   • You will be prompted to enter a Reason then select OK
   • Review the Code of Conduct and select OK
2. Initiate a timed administrator session (or ): You will be running as full admin for a limited time on Windows or Mac computers
   • Left-click the check mark icon in the system tray/menu bar and request administrator access
     • Windows: Lower right corner
     • Mac: Upper right menu bar
   • You will be prompted to enter a Reason then select OK
   • Review the Code of Conduct and select OK
   • You will see a timer in the lower right corner. Tap Finish when task is completed
3. Address an Administrator prompt (User Access Control): Certain actions will prompt a pop-up that look similar to the following screen shots on Windows or a Mac computer. To address these, follow the steps:
   • Before entering your username or password, Initiate a Timed Administrator Session (see instructions above)
   • Once the administrator session is started, enter your credentials and select Yes
   • Select Finish when the task in complete

Windows UAC Prompt	Mac Prompt

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