Accessing Temporary Admin Rights on a Mac

 

Purpose:

This article instructs users on how to gain admin rights for 30 minutes.

Getting Started:

How to Acquire Temporary Admin Rights on a Mac

1. Open the Apple Finder in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

2. Type "self" and select Self Service.

3. Find the Make Me an Admin script and click the activate button underneath it.

4. Confirm the selection by clicking the "Make me an admin button".

Once the script is done running, you'll have admin rights for 30 minutes. In that time frame, you can install whatever software you need, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.

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Article ID: 153979
Created
Wed 8/30/23 3:08 PM
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Wed 8/30/23 3:08 PM