Re: Application Admins with Local Admin on Servers

[Joseph Brown <joseph.brown1 () fuse net>]

We give developers Admin/root privileges  on development boxes, but not 
on production.  Developers must submit a request to a server admin to 
make production changes.

Joe Brown


Megan Kielman wrote:
> System Administrators -
>
> I am trying to get a feel for what other companies do with regard to
> application developers needing local admin privileges on servers. I am
> specifically working in a Windows environment but believe that the
> same principles would apply in any environment. Here are my questions:
>
> Do you grant admin privileges to application developers?
> If not, do you grant them specific access or do you take care of the
> work for them?
>
> I do understand that it is a violation of separation of duties to
> allow application developers to have local admin or root on systems, I
> am simply try to get an idea of what the rest of the community does in
> practice.
>
> Thanks!