installing software with out being an admin

[RayArroyo]

i have a regular job also and have been trying to install flash into my computer but im not an administrator. a pop up comes up saying i need to be signed in as an administrator in order to install software. is there any way around this?

[gary]

Nope, that is the reason for security. Ask your administrator. If you can come up with a reason that it would be needed for your job, I am sure they would have no problems with it.

[tjf]

there is no way around this trust me i know from experience, they wouldnt let me install spyware software on my comp without getting approved by management

[Honest_Bob]

Yeah, your pretty much up a creek.

[CHAOS]

what do you need flash for? theres probably a way... but unless you can find out the admins password you are effed... try logging in as admin and admin as the user and pass... or computer as the pass some companies are retarded.

[RayArroyo]

i guess ill have to call them and tell them i needed to watch lost, they will put it on. its just a pita to get an it guy here at our building.

[grimm]

while you're at it you can also ask him to give your profile rights to install software. but yea generally your screwed.

[CHAOS]

Originally Posted by ray@turbotek

i guess ill have to call them and tell them i needed to watch lost, they will put it on. its just a pita to get an it guy here at our building.

hahahahahahahaha

sorry .. its like that everywhere... IT departments generally suck... i however am part of IS... we have a seperate IT. and they suck. i started my new job 2 weeks ago and still dont have access to the programs i need to do my job.

[Raven18940]

Privileges exist for a reason. We IT folk can't have you silly users installing programs willy nilly. It makes our job generally a nightmare. Unless you need Flash to do your job (and I doubt watching Lost is in your job description, but I've been wrong before) they'll likely tell you no.

[Philly-Night-SR]

Exactly what these guys said. The admin can give you certain "rights" to folders, network drives, etc....but as far as allowing employees to download programs at will, that just isn't safe. I work in an IT department and we have to be very careful with security, it is sooo easy for one employee to open or download an .exe that puts the whole network at risk... We have actually started bocking our employees from visiting foreign websites!

[RayArroyo]

flash was installed yesterday and now i have admin rights!!!!!!!!

[gary]

see it usually doesn't hurt to ask. We are not all that bad.

[RayArroyo]

they just gave me the password via the phone and the login!! and i installed it.

[Intercooled T]

root access ftmfw.

[Raven18940]

Originally Posted by ray@turbotek

they just gave me the password via the phone and the login!! and i installed it.

*clap clap clap* Hooray for retarded admins. When you log in as admin you can make your regular user account a local admin so you always have admin rights.

[gary]

Originally Posted by Raven18940

*clap clap clap* Hooray for retarded admins. When you log in as admin you can make your regular user account a local admin so you always have admin rights.

Wow now come on now. That may be his company policy to give that password out. Stupid CIO's maybe but give the admin a break. I know at WebMD, it was our policy to hand that password out like candy. The admin could have just said sorry you cannot watch lost at work.

[RayArroyo]

Originally Posted by CiZiN

Wow now come on now. That may be his company policy to give that password out. Stupid CIO's maybe but give the admin a break. I know at WebMD, it was our policy to hand that password out like candy. The admin could have just said sorry you cannot watch lost at work.

im very high up in the company here, also i help out others with computer issues in the office because we do not have an in house it guy. and yes i have flash so i can finally get some more work done, im in marketing and advertising so flash is a must. and i can get caught up on lost during my lunch breaks.

[underpressure02]

You could have just one of the many products out there to change or delete the admin password and given yourself all those rights.

Where I work they have the systems really locked down but left a few holes in so you can still get in and change passwords and rights and edit the policies if you are clever enough. I have offically locked down my computer to the point where IT can not gain access to it.