Re: Need to restrict admin rights in macOS?

["King, Ronald A." <raking () NSU EDU>]

Thanks, Ric.

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Thanks!
We're also using Jamf and the group was having some problems elevating users for one-shot software installs. It seems 
like they may have figured it out. Curt, I'm guessing what you're saying is very true. We deal with the same kind of 
audits.

Ronald, I think you'll like Jamf. They have a long history with the Mac in enterprise and their architecture has proven 
to be manageable for sys admins who do not. We're using NoMAD (now part of Jamf) for our AD integration and that has 
been working well. Translating Windows group policies into Mac profiles is always a challenge because there aren't that 
many 1:1 relationships. We have some people who are getting really good at it.

Ric

Ric Getter
PCC Media Production/PCC-TV
Portland Community College - Sylvania
971-722-8036


On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 9:40 AM Ric Getter <ric.getter () pcc edu<mailto:ric.getter () pcc edu>> wrote:
Group,
I'd like to get some opinions on the need to restrict Mac users on the college staff (instructors, admin assistants, 
etc.) from having Admin rights, considerign all the current built-in protections in the macOS (System Integrity 
Protection, Gatekeeper, etc.).

Disclaimer:, I am not a security pro, though I have had a fair amount of coursework in the field. My primary unofficial 
role here is as the resident, elder Mac guru (a gray-hair who has been using them since '84). I'm still involved with 
the group here responsible for district Mac management who no longer have hands-on access to endpoint systems. I am 
usually just a lurker here who likes to keep in touch with what's going on in the higher-ed InfoSec world.

Thanks,
Ric

Ric Getter
PCC Media Production/PCC-TV
Portland Community College - Sylvania
971-722-8036

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