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I ordered a data-logger for a work-related project, Which comes with windows software and need admin priviledge (that I don't have due to corporate IT policies). So I lost 2h going to the IT department trying to get someone with admin right installing this driver :(

What's the reason hardware come mostly with Windows driver (rather than Linux) and why do these software/driver need admin privilege for installation where their customer base are professional who often don't have the right privilege on their PC ? Is there something technically forcing the privilege elevation to install a driver ?

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (10 children)

Gross. Tell your IT director about solutions to this problem, like autoelevate or similar. I mean there's a security tradeoff but, you can have windows prompts for admins automatically prompt an IT admin to review and enter their credentials or deny and request more info. And it's a very easy deployment for any intermediate IT person.

Edit: autoelevate DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY ALLOW.

https://www.autoelevate.com/

Christ. I mean, bad job on the devs naming it but don't downvote me based on a couple dumbass knee jerk responses. It does this appropriately. Lemmy sucks sometimes.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No competent IT director would allow that.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Maybe google it before pretending you know what it does based on the name?

https://www.autoelevate.com/

Talk about something no competent IT director would do 🙄.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago

No change control on admin privileges.... that can't be bad right lol

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