Authorization

Test the installation of software under the systems management account.

On a Windows system, BigFix defaults to installing software in the LocalSystem account. On a Mac OS X, Linux, or UNIX system, software is installed in the root account. Therefore, always test software installations under these accounts to ensure that they work correctly.

For more information, see the related articles for Windows or Mac on the BigFix support website Knowledge Base.

If a software package does not install under LocalSystem, run the runascurrentuser.exe tool to use the rights of the current user. For more information, see the article about Running As Current User. To automate this action, create Fixlets with the Software Distribution dashboard.