Local Computer Administrative Privileges. Local computer administrator privileges are not given to western University Faculty and Staff. Because of the risks of virus, security, and software licensing infringement, Western University staff is not allowed administrative rights to their computers. If University approved software needs to be installed on your computer, please contact TechSupport and they will install the software for you. If the software is Not University supported, we will need business justification emailed to TechSupport from your manager/supervisor why the software is needed before we can proceed. In the situation that administrative rights are needed to conduct business, we will need Manager/Supervisor approval and business justification emailed to TechSupport. If approved, the requester and manager will need to sign a waiver stating that TechSupport is not responsible for data loss, viruses, or system corruption due to administrative rights. It will also state that it is the users/departments responsibility to make sure all software installed on the computer is for business use only and does not violate licensing or copyright infringement guidelines.
