Make Me Admin

Elevating Administrator Privileges Using Make Me Admin

 

HOW TO REQUEST ADMIN RIGHTS

 

Navigate to Service Now to initiate the request.

For more detailed information on how to make this request, please see the KB article :

 

HOW TO INSTALL MAKE ME ADMIN

 

From the Windows start menu, navigate to:

 

 

HOW IT WORKS

The user launches the Make Me Admin application. If they are authorized to obtain administrator rights, and they are not already an administrator, the “Grant Me Administrator Rights” button is enabled.

 

When the user clicks the Grant button, a service, running in the background, adds the user to the Administrators group. The user application notifies the user, and it minimizes to the notification area.

 

At this point, the user can perform the actions that require administrator rights. When prompted for credentials, they simply enter their current Windows credentials.

After a configurable period, the user is removed from the Administrators group by the service. The user is notified of this, and the application closes.