[UniMacTech] What rights do your laptop users have?

[Shay Telfer]

On 9/02/2009 1:07 PM, Mervin uy wrote:
>  Hi All..
>
>  Not really asking a tech question today more of a General query, I am
>  currently having issues with admin rights and end users constantly
>  requesting admin rights. I wanted to know what other universities are
>  doing with laptops in regards to End users requesting Admin rights.
>
>  Cheers all
>
>  Mervin Uy
>  *Technical Officer
>  *
>  School Of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
>  *The University of Sydney
>  *Room 607 Brennan Maccallum Building A18, University of Sydney NSW 2006
>  T: +61 2 9351 2538 | F: +61 2 9351 3918 | E: Mervin Uy
>  <_mailto:Mervin.uy at usyd.edu.au_>

Note that if you're setting up Mac laptops you may be able to grant 
some privileges to users via the /etc/authorization file:

<http://www.newtonslore.com/2007/11/28/things-you-can-authorize-in-leopard/>

For example, from Apple's Knowledgebase (admittedly for 10.4)

http://support.apple.com/kb/TA23576

Thanks,
Shay Telfer
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