What Is This Service?
Local Computer Admin Privilege provides approved AACC employees with temporary access to the local administrator password for an AACC-owned computer. This access may be used when administrative permissions are required to install or configure software for legitimate college business or academic purposes.
Initial approval from the user’s supervisor and Information Security is required before access can be provided. Once approved, the Technical Service Desk (TSD) can provide the local administrator password when needed. The password may be provided for a period of 1–3 days, after which the TSD will reset the local administrator password.
After a user has received initial approval, additional supervisor and Information Security approvals are not required each time the password is requested. The user may contact the TSD when administrative access is needed, and the TSD will provide the current password in accordance with the approved access.
Where Can I Get It?
Select Request Local Computer Admin Privilege on this page to request initial approval for local administrator access.
Once your request has been approved, contact the Technical Service Desk when you need the local administrator password for your assigned AACC computer. The TSD will verify your approved status and provide the password.
If you no longer require local administrator access, select Remove Local Computer Admin Privilege to submit a removal request.
Additional Information
Local administrator access is provided only for legitimate AACC business or academic needs. Users are responsible for using administrative privileges appropriately and following AACC software, security, licensing, and acceptable-use requirements.
The College strongly recommends that users contact the Technical Service Desk for assistance with software installation whenever possible.
By requesting local computer administrator access, you acknowledge and agree to the Local Computer Admin Privilege Disclaimer and Guidelines, including the following:
- AACC workstations, laptops, and tablets are college property and are intended for college business.
- Administrative privileges should be used only for legitimate AACC business or academic development purposes on the assigned computer.
- Users should carefully consider the potential impact of software on security, system stability, compatibility, and network performance before installing it.
- Users must not install malicious, unauthorized, illegal, or improperly licensed software on AACC-owned equipment.
- Users must not install applications that establish unauthorized network sharing or otherwise create unnecessary network congestion or security risks.
- Users must not alter or remove standard software or configurations installed by IIT unless authorized.
- IIT may not troubleshoot problems caused by software installed or configured by the user. If an irrecoverable problem occurs, IIT may restore the computer to the college standard configuration and reinstall approved software.