Alert: This guide is deprecated. Please review the Privileges.app KB article for information on how to get temporarily admin privileges on a faculty or staff Mac
Apple MacOS users may sometimes receive a prompt stating that they do not have administrative access over their computers. Make Admin is a script that modifies the account in order to grant the user the required access.
On the newer OS Mojave, you will have to run Make Admin through Self Service
Audience
This article is intended for staff, faculty and student employees.
Platform
Apple MacOS
MakeAdmin Using Self Service
To run MakeAdmin using Self Service:
- Click the Spotlight Search icon (magnifying glass) in the top right corner of the desktop.
- Enter Self Service into the search textbox.
- Type your Netpass credentials when prompted to log in.
- Click Install under "Make User Admin"
- Click OK
- Manually restart your computer.