Re: Local Administrators

["Sabo, Eric" <Eric.Sabo () CUP EDU>]

Can I ask how do you secure that script?   Meaning could the students ever get the username and password.

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel 
Bennett
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Local Administrators

Could you share a copy of the script you use (minus usernames and passwords of course)?

Daniel R. Bennett
CompTIA Security+
Information Technology Security Analyst
Pennsylvania College of Technology
One College Ave
Williamsport, PA 17701
(P) 570.329.4989

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Torres, 
Juan
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 11:44 AM
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Local Administrators

We do not permit anyone to be local administrators on lab computers. Most of the software that needs admin-level access 
just needs admin level on the Program Folder.

Most of the time, the program is just writing a temp file or cache.

We have also sometimes created our own shortcut for the program to run a script that will elevate rights for the 
program to run.

Juan A. Torres
Helpdesk Manager
Ohio Dominican University Computer Helpdesk
1216 Sunbury Road | Columbus | OH | 43219
1.888.251.0773 | 614.253.3615
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel 
Bennett
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 10:48 AM
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Subject: [SECURITY] Local Administrators

Currently we allow our students to be local administrators on lab computers.  The reason is that some software needs 
admin-level access to run.  How do you all handle software like that.  I would like to get our students to the 
power-user level.

Thanks,

Daniel R. Bennett
CompTIA Security+
Information Technology Security Analyst
Pennsylvania College of Technology
One College Ave
Williamsport, PA 17701
(P) 570.329.4989