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App Store Asking for Admin

I'm using the computer as an account without administrator privileges while someone else manages the administrator account. Every time I want to download an app, it asks for my administrator name and password. The admin would have no problem allowing app store access, but he doesn't want to type it in every single time. Is there any fix for this?

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Jan 7, 2011 12:34 PM

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varjak paw

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Posted on Jan 7, 2011 1:06 PM

The requirement for administrator privileges is normal for almost all application installations. There's no way around it that I know of (nor would I want one since it would allow people to install apps they're not allowed to). Sorry, but if you can't get administrator privileges, either on your own user account or as a separate account, you'll have to get your admin involved whenever you want to install an app (from most sources, not just the Mac App Store).

Regards.

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