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How to Grant Temporary Admin Status

Updated: February 16, 2023 18:27

Occasionally, it may be necessary to grant a macOS end-user temporary Admin status to accomplish certain tasks. The attached script, created by well-known MacAdmin Ross Matsuda, utilizes MacManage to grant users Admin status for a provided timeframe (via the timeOut variable on line 10) and can be deployed via the Devices page.

End-User Experience

When the script is run, users will be notified of their admin status with the following prompt:

The prompt text can be customized by changing the values of the title and description variables (lines 5 & 6).

Many thanks to Ross Matsuda for creating this streamlined workflow!

For more information on MacManage prompts, see this KB article on Prompting End Users with Custom MacManage Notifications

temporaryadminaccess.sh
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