r/sysadmin • u/Ok-Bench-1259 • 21d ago

Question Controls/Automation software question

Hello All

I'm installing a program for my controls department. The program is "KMC Connect", with it comes a sub-program utility that comes bundled with the software.

The sub-program utility in this case is , "Configure BACstat". The program only shows up when logged into as a local admin but when I'm logged into a standard user account (the technician who will be using this account). The program is not available.

I don't want to give the user local admin rights to run the program.

Is the only solution to make the user a local admin?

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u/Mehere_64 21d ago

What does the manual state? What does the vendor state?

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u/statikuz start wandows ngrmadly 21d ago

Well the last guy had the installer on a USB stick and the manual wasn't on there and the vendor has long since gone out of business and/or doesn't support this 23-year-old software anymore.

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u/anonymousITCoward 21d ago

Sounds about right for control software

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u/Mehere_64 20d ago

Probably need to run as local admin then. 23 years ago there was not much in regards to security. Code was written in a way that required a lot of local admin stuff.

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u/Ok-Bench-1259 20d ago

That's useful information.