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~~Data collectors need admin~~ rights on the ~~laptops. Usually all collectors at a site are set up as admins during [[laptop setup~~]].

''see [[User groups and rights on the wiki]] for the wiki related article

~~== Adding~~ admin rights ==

Data collectors have some special rights to their laptops. They used to have admin rights (see [[#Legacy]]).

~~Anyone who is already an admin can set up another collector as an admin~~.

~~# Click on start menu -> settings -> control panel ->~~ user ~~accounts~~

Usually collectors are part of user group DAT_REGION_ICU_DATA_COLLECTION, this used to be used to define some special rights, not sure if it is still.

~~#* if you are not an admin you will get a message telling you so; get another collector at your site~~ to ~~log in and set you up~~

~~# click the ''Add'' button~~

~~# click the ''Browse'' button~~

~~# type the user id of the non-admin collector into the "enter the object name..." box and click "check names"~~

~~#* the name should~~ be ~~resolved~~, if it ~~does, click ''OK''~~

~~# click ''Next >''~~

~~# click the radio button for "Other:" and make sure the dropdown says ''Administrators''~~

~~# click ''Finish''~~

~~== Why collectors need admin~~ rights ==

One above-normal right still set up as part of the [[Laptop Setup]] is full rights to c:\ccmdb_data and c:\ccmdb_program. This is to address "when the database exits irregularly when one collector is logged in, and then a second collector who is ''not'' an admin logs in and tries to use the software they get an error that ''the database is read-only''".

* admin rights are required to ~~view~~ and ~~make changes~~ to many settings; to avoid having collectors off-line while we make our way out to sites we need to be able to walk collectors through these over the phone since we don't have remote control access to the laptops

* when the database exits irregularly when one collector is logged in, and then a second collector who is ''not'' an admin logs in and tries to use the software they get an error that ''the database is read-only''~~; making the second collector an admin fixes this~~.

[[Category: IT Instructions]]

Also they have rights to add to the all-users / public desktop, e.g. via [[Desktop install.bat]]

== Legacy ==

Data Collectors used to have admin rights on the laptops but have not had them since 2015-02.

They used to be required to

* run TrueCrypt, which is no longer used.

* view and make changes to many settings; to avoid having collectors off-line while we make our way out to sites we need to be able to walk collectors through these over the phone since we don't have remote control access to the laptops; this was no longer an acceptable reason

== Related articles ==

[[Category:IT Instructions]]

[[Category:New Hire]]

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-Data collectors need admin rights on the laptops. Usually all collectors at a site are set up as admins during [[laptop setup]].
+''see [[User groups and rights on the wiki]] for the wiki related article
-== Adding admin rights ==
+Data collectors have some special rights to their laptops. They used to have admin rights (see [[#Legacy]]).
-Anyone who is already an admin can set up another collector as an admin.
-# Click on start menu -> settings -> control panel -> user accounts
+Usually collectors are part of user group DAT_REGION_ICU_DATA_COLLECTION, this used to be used to define some special rights, not sure if it is still.
-#* if you are not an admin you will get a message telling you so; get another collector at your site to log in and set you up
-# click the ''Add'' button
-# click the ''Browse'' button
-# type the user id of the non-admin collector into the "enter the object name..." box and click "check names"
-#* the name should be resolved, if it does, click ''OK''
-# click ''Next >''
-# click the radio button for "Other:" and make sure the dropdown says ''Administrators''
-# click ''Finish''
-== Why collectors need admin rights ==
+One above-normal right still set up as part of the [[Laptop Setup]] is full rights to c:\ccmdb_data and c:\ccmdb_program. This is to address "when the database exits irregularly when one collector is logged in, and then a second collector who is ''not'' an admin logs in and tries to use the software they get an error that ''the database is read-only''".
-* admin rights are required to view and make changes to many settings; to avoid having collectors off-line while we make our way out to sites we need to be able to walk collectors through these over the phone since we don't have remote control access to the laptops
-* when the database exits irregularly when one collector is logged in, and then a second collector who is ''not'' an admin logs in and tries to use the software they get an error that ''the database is read-only''; making the second collector an admin fixes this.
-[[Category: IT Instructions]]
+Also they have rights to add to the all-users / public desktop, e.g. via [[Desktop install.bat]]
+== Legacy ==
+Data Collectors used to have admin rights on the laptops but have not had them since 2015-02.
+They used to be required to
+* run TrueCrypt, which is no longer used.
+* view and make changes to many settings; to avoid having collectors off-line while we make our way out to sites we need to be able to walk collectors through these over the phone since we don't have remote control access to the laptops; this was no longer an acceptable reason
+== Related articles ==
+{{Related Articles}}
+[[Category:IT Instructions]]
+[[Category:New Hire]]