Installing apps as admin

cticompserv · #1 March 6th, 2008, 12:14 PM

I have about four years experience with Linux but recently started Mac OS support and I'm still trying to work around some of the crippled parts of OS X.

I have some users who need Adobe updates that have to be run as the local admin. Is it possible to run the updater as admin without logging off the user? I tried running the command as the admin (su adminuser) from the CLI but got a message saying the updater has to be run as a user with administrative rights.

Thanks in advance.

Kent

MisterMe · #2 March 6th, 2008, 12:58 PM

In the installer's authentication dialog box, type the username and password of an administrative account.

cticompserv · #3 March 6th, 2008, 02:17 PM

No, I'm not given that option with the Adobe Updater.

cticompserv · #4 March 7th, 2008, 08:44 AM

The Adobe Updater isn't made to work the way I want. I tried 'su admin' to run the updater from the CL and also tried 'su root.' In both cases it starts to run and then I get the message that it must be run with administrator rights. Apparently something in the updater gets passed back to the user, causing the error.

I guess what I want is the equivalent of Windows' 'Run As...' command.

I did discover that I can switch users and log in as admin to run the updates, but that still isn't what I think should be available.

Kent